vs
Liverpool vs Aston
Villa
THE REDs
It is 99 and counting for Rafael Benitez as he prepares to face
revitalised Aston Villa. The Liverpool chief will change his side
for the 99th time in succession as he attempts to rebuild the
Anfield club's Barclays Premiership campaign at Anfield on
Saturday.
But the Spaniard admits to growing tired to the constant
match-by-match references to his system of managing players.
Pointing to other major clubs to support his methods, he said: I
suppose it will be another statistic to discuss, but it is not
unusual.
It is not just Liverpool, all the big clubs change their side
regularly to rest their players. There are other ways to be
successful, sure, but this is working. We have won four finals in
two years so I'm happy with it.
The Villans are the only unbeaten team after nine
league games. Now they face a stiff test against Liverpool at
Anfield on Saturday but can take heart from having already shared
the spoils at Arsenal and Chelsea this season.
O'Neill will check on the fitness of midfielder Gavin McCann, who
has missed the last two games with a calf injury, before finalising
his line-up to face the Reds.
Liverpool : Reina, Martin, Finnan, Carragher,
Agger, Warnock, Paletta, Hyypia, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard,
Zenden, Sissoko, Xabi Alonso, Pennant, Crouch, Fowler.
Aston Villa : Sorensen, Taylor, Hughes, Mellberg,
Ridgewell, Bouma, Agbonlahor, Petrov, Davis, Barry, Angel, Barry,
Osbourne, Laursen, Agathe, Sutton, Gardner, Whittingham, Cahill,
Djemba-Djemba.
