Source: Liverpool_Echo
Liverpool FC must now show Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres proof of their ambition
Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres 250[LNB]SO where do Liverpool go from here?[LNB]Perhaps, more importantly, where do the club's players go?[LNB]While Rafael Benitez's departure will at least remove one sizeable thorn from the sides of owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, Liverpool are far from out of the woods.[LNB]In fact, it could be about to get a lot pricklier.[LNB] With debts totalling a staggering £351m and little sign of new investment any time soon, Benitez may be slightly relieved with the escape route offered to him this week.[LNB]Departure by mutual consent is so often the Liverpool Way and gives all concerned the chance to maintain a level of dignity.[LNB]The Liverpool Way has also been to try and keep hold of the club's best players.[LNB]There have been notable exceptions, of course.[LNB]While more recently Steve McManaman and Michael Owen had differing fortunes at Real Madrid after opting to leave Anfield, it was Kevin Keegan's decision to join Hamburg at the peak of his powers having just won the European Cup, whereas Ian Rush joined Juventus to 'better myself and secure the financial future of my family.'[LNB]In the meantime, the arrival of a certain Kenny Dalglish and John Aldridge meant mssrs Keegan and Rush weren't missed for too long.[LNB]Now ponder the unthinkable prospect of either Steven Gerrard or Fernando Torres following Benitez out of the door this summer.[LNB]What are the chances of their absences going unnoticed for too long?
