What the papers say...

Last updated : 27 February 2006 By Adam Bryant
Solitary strike leaves Benitez hungry for more
The rest of the country probably enjoyed Sunday lunchtime more than anyone at Anfield.
Daily Telegraph

Liverpool lack finishing power
In the latest example of Sven-Göran Eriksson’s questionable judgment, the England head coach chose to patronise an anodyne Anfield yesterday instead of Cardiff.
The Times

Gerrard display is timely lesson for rash Barton
Joey Barton has volunteered to spend his summer lugging water bottles and training bibs around Germany in order to claim a place in Sven Goran Eriksson's World Cup squad.
The Independent

Liverpool's profligacy leaves Benítez looking for answers
A grumbling sense of dissatisfaction pursued the locals departing this arena. Narrow victories such as this do little to appease supporters craving a more emphatic margin of success, with the lingering frustration having now spread to those wincing in the dug-out.
The Guardian

Even Batman couldn't save City on Sunday