Liverpool will NEVER crack Manchester United and Chelsea's dominance while Benitez is in charge

Rafa Benitez may have the Midas touch in Europe, but when it comes to the bread and butter of the Premier League, the Reds boss is out of his depth. Another season is almost upon us - and it's time for what has now become a tradition in the red half of Merseyside - the annual posing of the same question: ''Is this the year we finally win the Premier League?'' Every team that wants to win the title needs a strong backbone. Look at Manchester United last year: Edwin van der Sar in goal, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic at the back, Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick in the middle, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo firing in the goals. Chelsea before them had the same strength running through the middle of their team. There was Petr Cech with John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho in front of him, Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele in the... [read full story]