What the papers say...

Last updated : 08 May 2006 By Adam Bryant
Alonso the biggest casualty as Liverpool fall short
It was a sombre Liverpool who ended the Premiership season with their 11th consecutive victory.
Daily Telegraph

Benitez is handed Cup Final scare
Liverpool missed out on second place in the Barclays Premiership thanks to Manchester United's victory yesterday and Xabi Alonso could miss the FA Cup Final after leaving his team's 3-1 victory at Fratton Park on a stretcher.
The Times

Liverpool end ruefully on a striking high with Alonso injury scare the final straw

Liverpool's strikers will reflect on the league campaign with a tinge of regret. If the season had commenced in October, the club might have been crowned champions but their failure to burst from the blocks ultimately cost the title.
The Guardian