Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has ruled out making a move for Newcastle's Michael Owen in the January transfer window.
Owen is out of a contract in June and speculation of a move back to Anfield has been rife over recent weeks. But Benitez made no hesitations after his side's goalless draw against West Ham to set the record straight.
"We will have Fernando Torres back soon," he said. "And I can assure everyone that clearly we are not going for Michael Owen. Clearly."
The Owen issue put to rest; Benitez did admit that despite being top of the league, his side were suffering a crisis of confidence. Having only scored six goals in their last six home matches, the Spaniard said: "There is a lack of confidence in front of goal from some players.
"We need to keep creating chances. It's a question of confidence.
"I'm sure if we score the first goal in this kind of game we'll score a lot of them, but you have to keep on creating the chances."
With club co-owner George Gillett at Anfield for the match against West Ham, Benitez was inevitably asked how talks regarding his contract are going.
"There is no news yet on the contract," he said. "George Gillett is here, we are waiting for further communication, we do not have that yet.
"We will finish our conversations soon and start thinking about football."
Owen is out of a contract in June and speculation of a move back to Anfield has been rife over recent weeks. But Benitez made no hesitations after his side's goalless draw against West Ham to set the record straight.
"We will have Fernando Torres back soon," he said. "And I can assure everyone that clearly we are not going for Michael Owen. Clearly."
The Owen issue put to rest; Benitez did admit that despite being top of the league, his side were suffering a crisis of confidence. Having only scored six goals in their last six home matches, the Spaniard said: "There is a lack of confidence in front of goal from some players.
"We need to keep creating chances. It's a question of confidence.
"I'm sure if we score the first goal in this kind of game we'll score a lot of them, but you have to keep on creating the chances."
With club co-owner George Gillett at Anfield for the match against West Ham, Benitez was inevitably asked how talks regarding his contract are going.
"There is no news yet on the contract," he said. "George Gillett is here, we are waiting for further communication, we do not have that yet.
"We will finish our conversations soon and start thinking about football."
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