Source: Eurosport
Benitez rues lack of control over Reds stars
Rafael Benitez insists Liverpool possess the quality which means they can cope without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
But privately the Reds boss is fuming that his star men have returned from international duty with injuries.
Defeat at Chelsea in their last outing was a third of the season in the Barclays Premier League for Liverpool, and Sunderland will be determined to cause more misery for their visitors at the Stadium of Light.
Benitez will not go public with any criticism, but there is little doubt he feels the pressures of international football, with the World Cup finals only eight months away, are telling.
Benitez said: "I cannot change the situation, so I just prefer to concentrate on the players I do have and to prepare for the matches. What we do not have is control in such a situation. It does not matter whether teams have qualified or not, they will still insists that their players are released.
"The World Cup is coming, so we must wait and hope they all return. There is still one more international date next month so the same thing will happen again."
