Crouch and Co will rise to occasion - Benitez

Rafael Benitez will thrust Liverpool’s version of the odd couple -gangling Peter Crouch and flamboyant Frenchman Djibril Cisse – into a new-look front partnership at Tottenham.

The Anfield chief missed out on Michael Owen, has Fernando Morientes sidelined for a fortnight with a hamstring problem and has sold Milan Baros.