Reina: we can ease Rafa row

LIVERPOOL goalkeeper Jose Reina has called on his team-mates to help relieve the boardroom tension that currently exists at the club by continuing their superb recent form on the pitch.

The much-publicised spat between manager Rafael Benitez and co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, which centres around the release of funds for the January transfer window, will come to a head this weekend when the parties meet.

Benitez goes into the talks armed with an amazing recent run of results — Saturday’s defeat to Reading aside — culminating in Tuesday night’s stunning 4-0 win at Marseille, which secured a place in the Champions League knockout stages.