Benitez: Wants Alonso stay
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is adamant that he will not be looking to sell Xabi Alonso if Gareth Barry arrives at Anfield this summer.
The future of midfielder Alonso has been thrown into doubt after Benitez recently revealed he was keen to secure the signature of Aston Villa captain Barry.
Juventus have become the latest club to be linked with a move for Alonso, who joined Liverpool from Real Sociedad for £10.5million in 2004, while Real Madrid and Barcelona are also thought to be admirers.
However, Benitez has rubbished speculation that he is looking to offload the Spanish international.
"(Alonso) is our player, he has a contract," Benitez said in The Independent.
"Barry can play in three different positions, so I don't think we need to worry about this."
Meanwhile, Benitez will be on the lookout for a new assistant manager this summer following the news that Alex Miller has accepted an offer to manage Japanese J-League side JEF United Chiba.

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|---|---|
| Monday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Liverpool vs Man City |
| Tuesday 24th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Debrecen vs Liverpool |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Everton vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Liverpool |
| Wednesday 9th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Liverpool vs Fiorentina |
| Sunday 13th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Liverpool vs Arsenal |
| Wednesday 16th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs Wigan |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Portsmouth vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Liverpool vs Wolverhampton |
| Tuesday 29th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Liverpool |
| Sunday 10th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Liverpool vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Stoke vs Liverpool |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Wolverhampton vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Bolton |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Everton |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Arsenal vs Liverpool |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 4th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Lyon 1 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 3 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Wednesday 28th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Arsenal 2 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Tuesday 20th October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 2 Lyon | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 0 Liverpool | |
| Sunday 4th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Liverpool | |
| Tuesday 29th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Fiorentina 2 - 0 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 6 - 1 Hull | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Leeds 0 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 2 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Wednesday 16th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 0 Debrecen | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 4 - 0 Burnley | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 2 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Monday 24th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 3 Aston Villa | |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke | |
| Sunday 16th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Liverpool 1 - 2 Atletico Madrid | |
| Wednesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Lyn Oslo 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Sunday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Espanyol 3 - 0 Liverpool | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aston Villa | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 11 | 16 |
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