Injury boost for Reds

Sami Hyypia, Fabio Aurelio, Alvaro Arbeloa and Fernando Torres are all back in training and are all in contention to face Barnsley in Saturday's FA Cup fifth round tie. However, Rafael Benitez has admitted he may keep some of them back for Tuesday's Champions League game with Inter Milan.

"I need to consider both games but I know it's important to progress in the FA Cup, so I will try to use a strong team," he told the club's official website.

"Sami Hyypia is improving. He did the warm up and could be available, but we will have to analyse the situation. Torres also did the warm up, as well as Fabio Aurelio and Alvaro Arbeloa, and they are really close.

"Now it is about whether we will take the risk or not.

"For Inter, Torres will be okay. We will have to check before Barnsley."