Reds ruined unless we get cash, says Benitez

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has warned the club’s current – and prospective future – owners that without major investment, they cannot continue to survive on reputation alone.

While the likes of Manchester City, in particular, Aston Villa and Tottenham are likely to spend heavily in the coming months, the Reds face another summer of uncertainty.

They are the outsiders in the battle for the fourth Champions League spot and without money to bolster a squad lacking in quality in numbers, Liverpool are at risk of falling further off the pace and losing their manager and the few world-class players they do have.