Benitez: We must work on Fowler fitness

Rafael Benitez has injected a note of realism into the euphoria surrounding Robbie Fowler’s return by suggesting the player is not up to playing 90 minutes yet.

Fowler is expected to be named in the squad for tonight’s home league match with Birmingham, a game that is already a sell-out in anticipation of his return to Anfield in front of his adoring Kop fans, four years and two months since he left under a cloud to join Leeds.