more despair for the liverpudlian spaniards

Luis Garcia rouses himself out of the metaphorical gutter where he's dwelt since a sadly well-deserved red card smashed his FA Cup hopes just in time to pass the bottle to teammate Fernando Morientes. Last week Morientes made a penitent public plea for another chance, apologizing for his languid season and vowing to turn a new leaf. Now on the heels of talk that Benitez has him on the auction block comes the added shock of being passed over for the Spanish side.