Rafa to ring the changes

Liverpool play Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday in their last Premiership game of the season. Although the Reds are still in the hunt for second place, Rafa Benitez is likely to rest most of his first team regulars ahead of the FA Cup final.

Reina, Carragher, Finnan, Alonso, Gerrard, Morientes and Crouch are all likely to be left out of the starting line up for the Pompey game.

If Manchester United are failing to win against Charlton on Sunday then Benitez may be tempted to throw some of the first teamers on to secure second place but the dismissal of Luis Garcia against West Ham was a harshlesson and the Reds are unlikely to want to gamble.