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Sat 12 Dec 2009Benitez concedes title hopes dented by debt burden
LIVERPOOL CRISIS: Andy Hunterhears Liverpool’s manager suggest the club are subject to unrealistic expectations, given a severely restricted transfer budget
RAFAEL BENITEZ has conceded that Liverpool’s title prospects were undermined this summer due to pressure to reduce the debt loaded on to the club by the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. In a frank admission ahead of tomorrow’s game at home to Arsenal, the Liverpool manager also suggested the club are burdened by unrealistic expectation given a transfer budget that is unlikely to improve without new investment.
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