Benitez has “positive” talks with owners

RAFAEL BENITEZ held “positive” talks with Liverpool’s co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett last night, despite seeing his side slip further behind in the Premier League title race.

The meeting was arranged following a dispute between the Spaniard and his employers over the club’s approach to the January transfer window.

Benitez was frustrated at what he saw as an unnecessary delay over the pursuit of new players and claimed the American duo did not understand the European transfer market.