Rafa reveals Garcia pain

Last updated : 13 February 2006 By Adam Bryant
"Luis felt pain in his knee and has done for a month and a half," said the Liverpool boss.

"He's been working with the physios. He's not 100% fit so he's playing in the reserves trying to improve. He's not in the squad for tomorrow's game.

"Some players with power or who are good in the air might not need to be 100%, but a player like Luis, who likes his tricks, needs to be fully fit.

"It's impossible for him to run against the centre-backs if he can't run a bit quicker than them."

"He's a player who can frustrate sometimes. He can do the best things and the worst things sometimes. He needs to be more consistent, certainly, but he can do different things like getting into the box and tricking people.

"He can be an amazing player, but he can also lose the ball with an easy pass. You know he will sometimes make mistakes like that."