Liverpool’s off-pitch troubles continue to pressurise stubborn Moores

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez may have gone some way to restoring the club’s fortunes on the pitch but chairman David Moores still faces the same financial problems off it as he did 12 months ago.

An unexpected Champions League victory, an improved performance in the Premiership and an unfortunate defeat in the Club World Championship have all raised Benitez's stock in the last seven months.

As a result Moores is coming under increasing pressure to find the capital to support his impressive manager as well as fund a new stadium.