Crouch is not for sale, insists Benitez

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez insists Peter Crouch is not for sale but has to earn himself a new contract.

The Spaniard was reacting to growing speculation that Manchester City will try to sign the England forward in the January transfer window.

Crouch has 18 months of his current contract still to run, and there is a growing fear at Anfield he may see out that deal without signing a new one and be able to leave for nothing – just like Steve McManaman once did at Liverpool.