Benitez remaining upbeat
31 Dec 2007 - 09:13:27
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is desperate to bring in a couple of players during the transfer window to reignite his side's push for the Premier League title.
The Reds are currently ten points off the pace being set by Arsenal, having won just twice in their last five league outings, but Benitez was upbeat after the goalless draw at Manchester City.
He told the club's official website: "Three games ago people were saying it was impossible for us, but it's different now and we still have a lot of games to play.
"If we play like we did here we will win a lot of games, so let's see what happens in the next few months.
"We played to win and we deserved to win against a team that has the best home record in the Premier League."
Of his plans for the coming month, Benitez added: "We don't talk about money. We have some players, have some targets and we will try to sign the players we need.
"Maybe one, maybe two, if everyone is fit you never know. We are working hard and are very close.
"We are working to try to find some solutions and we are close to getting some players.
"Until they actually put pen to paper we will keep working with the players we have, but we are confident we can get the right players at the right price and that would be good for us."