John Arne Riise has revealed how the recent takeover of
Liverpool Football Club is keeping the players on their toes as
speculation mounts that Rafael Benitez will look to strengthen his
squad in the summer.
Riise, a second-half substitute against Reading on Saturday, was
one of the heroes against PSV Eindhoven in midweek but insists that
he like all of his team-mates will have to fight to earn the
right to be part of the club's exciting future.
"Because the new owners are here, that's going to make everyone
work hard to impress them, no doubt," claimed the Norwegian
international who will have done his cause no harm with another
trademark strike in the Champions League last week. "You never know
what's going to happen and how many players will come in during the
summer.
"We always work hard at Liverpool, but there are exciting times
ahead and everyone wants to be part of that. They want to be part
of the future here.
"The new owners came to Melwood on Sunday to watch us train and
they seem like good people. And the fact is, you never know what
the manager is going to do from one game to the next, and that
keeps everyone on their toes."