Benitez to give young crew Carling Cup chance

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is ready to unleash some of the club’s promising youngsters against Crewe in the Carling Cup – but not at the expense of a place in the next round of the competition.

While strengthening the Reds first team for a Barclays Premier League title challenge has been Benitez’s priority he is also building for the future and bolstered the reserve side with an array of talented youth players.

The policy has begun to reap its reward as Liverpool won the Premier Reserve League title last season in addition to their back-to-back FA Youth Cup wins in 2006 and 2007.