Benitez issues title warning to United

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has warned title rivals Manchester United his team is ready to pounce upon any mistake they make in the championship run-in.

United returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League with victory over Portsmouth in midweek and now have a three point advantage with a match in hand.

Both clubs have slipped up in recent weeks – Liverpool’s 4-4 draw against Arsenal on Tuesday the latest – but Benitez is confident his side will push their north-west neighbours right to the end of the season.