From the Liverpool Echo: Rafa's preparations for the Champions League semi-final have been hampered by a lack of suitable opponents to acclimatise his players for what's to come.

With all due respect to Manchester City, Middlesbrough and Wigan, they've succeeded only in providing glorified training sessions.

The biggest surprise here was the players weren't wearing bibs and someone had the audacity to remove the police cones.

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