Rafa wants new players
Liverpool's comfortable 3-0 victory at Newcastle has done nothing to alter manager Rafa Benitez's desire to bring in new players during the Premier League's transfer window in January.
Benitez praised his players for the way they outclassed Newcastle before grasping another opportunity to explain the background to his clash with Liverpool's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
The two Americans, who want chief executive Rick Parry to take control of transfer talks, told the manager to concentrate on coaching his side after he urged them to strengthen the squad by authorising three mid-season deals.
Benitez said: "They don't understand what the transfer window means in Europe. They need to understand how difficult it is to sign a player and, when the possibility comes, you must do it or you will lose him.
"We need to talk to agents and sign players now. If we don't we will lose targets and need to do something in the summer, which would be far more expensive. Hopefully it will be resolved because we want the best for the club."
Benitez had a meeting with the owners last month and says: "It was really, really positive, but after this meeting something changed.
"I tried to explain my ideas and they told me to keep focusing on the team because Rick Parry is in charge of buying and selling players. I'm sure Mr Hicks knows what I want.
"I have a very good squad and want to improve the squad. I didn't talk about money - I was thinking about bringing money back in. I am trying to do my best as a manager for the club."
Benitez insisted the situation was "not serious". But he added: "We do need to get it sorted soon."
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