Pepe Reina has joked its two down and 20 to go as Liverpool relish the sight of Manchester United losing both Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez already this summer!
Liverpool keeper Reina admits Anfield's stars are keeping a close eye on transfer speculation in the hope that United will be weakened for next year's title race.
The champions have already lost Ronaldo to Real Madrid in an £80m deal and now that Tevez is on his way, possibly to either Man City or Chelsea, Reina hopes he won't be the last!
"Two of them have gone but there are still 20 to go," he joked. "But we'll just carry on and worry about ourselves. It wasn't nice to lose the title last season but it was nicer than when you are 30 points away from the top teams.
"We fought until the end of the league and that's something to be proud of. Hopefully next season we'll be even closer."
Reina is currently playing for Spain in the Confederations Cup and has guided them to the semi-finals after being given a rare start ahead of Iker Casillas against South Arica in the final group game.
Victory in that match, which set a new world record of 15 wins in a row for Spain, has set up a last-four clash against the United States and the possibility of a glamour final against Brazil.
Reina said: "It's going well for us and I'm proud to be part of a team like this. The first target was to be first in the group and reach the semi-final but we don't want to stop here, we have to continue to the final.
"As for me you have to be ready to play whenever you are needed. I'm always ready for the games just in case something happens because - that's the job."
Liverpool keeper Reina admits Anfield's stars are keeping a close eye on transfer speculation in the hope that United will be weakened for next year's title race.
The champions have already lost Ronaldo to Real Madrid in an £80m deal and now that Tevez is on his way, possibly to either Man City or Chelsea, Reina hopes he won't be the last!
"Two of them have gone but there are still 20 to go," he joked. "But we'll just carry on and worry about ourselves. It wasn't nice to lose the title last season but it was nicer than when you are 30 points away from the top teams.
"We fought until the end of the league and that's something to be proud of. Hopefully next season we'll be even closer."
Reina is currently playing for Spain in the Confederations Cup and has guided them to the semi-finals after being given a rare start ahead of Iker Casillas against South Arica in the final group game.
Victory in that match, which set a new world record of 15 wins in a row for Spain, has set up a last-four clash against the United States and the possibility of a glamour final against Brazil.
Reina said: "It's going well for us and I'm proud to be part of a team like this. The first target was to be first in the group and reach the semi-final but we don't want to stop here, we have to continue to the final.
"As for me you have to be ready to play whenever you are needed. I'm always ready for the games just in case something happens because - that's the job."
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