IAN RUSH: Liverpool FC need to find their missing creative spark

WHO would have thought that a game so drab and lifeless would get Liverpool into the record books?That the Reds and Manchester City were only able to fashion one shot on target each on Sunday afternoon - a record low for a Premier League fixture - said everything about the 90 minutes that unfolded at Eastlands.Looking at the positives, a point was slightly more beneficial for Liverpool; City have a testing run-in and need to chisel out as many wins as they can, as quickly as they can, to stand any chance of qualifying for the Champions League.I have said all along that I'm confident Liverpool will win the race for fourth place and nothing that happened over the weekend has made me change my mind.But, clearly, there is something missing from Liverpool's play at the moment, a spark that would make us an infinitely more difficult proposition.Quite simply, we are not creating enough chances and until that changes, it is going to be a struggle for Liverpool to overpower teams.It was great to see Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres return to action and once they are up to speed, Liverpool will start to go through the gears and I would imagine they will get a few more minutes on the pitch when we play Unirea Urziceni on Thursday, to get them ready for Blackburn.Once they are fit, though, Liverpool will not be able to make excuses if their displays continue to lack such sparkle and it was interesting to hear Benayoun's views after the City game.

Source: Liverpool_Echo