[lfc-news] Kewell's setback sounds Red alert - Post

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Liverpool Daily Post, 13 Oct 2004
Kewell's setback sounds Red alert
By Andy Hunter, Daily Post

HARRY KEWELL gave Liverpool an unwanted injury scare last night when he
limped out of Australia's convincing defeat of the Soloman Islands.

Kewell helped secure his country's place in next year's Confederations Cup
by scoring his first goal of the season in the 5-1 second-leg rout, a
result that gave Frank Farina's side an 11-1 aggregate win over the tiny
Pacific nation.

But the former Leeds star failed to reappear for the second half in Sydney
after suffering an ankle knock shortly before the break.

Manager Farina insisted the substitution was purely a precautionary
measure. But with Kewell plagued by ankle problems last season, Liverpool
are anxious for their own diagnosis ahead of Saturday's trip to Fulham.

Farina said: "Just before half-time Harry had gone around someone on the
middle of the park and he copped a knock on the foot or the ankle.

"The doc's had a look at half-time and we were decided to make a sub. Those
things are just not worth the risk."

Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, will have been alerted by reports in Spain
yesterday that former club Valencia have been unable to agree a new
contract with leading striker Mista.

The Liverpool manager will be in the market for a new forward in January
with Real Madrid's Fernando Morientes on his wish-list.

But with Mista, who scored 19 goals for Benitez's title-winning Valencia
last season, out of contract next summer after rejecting a five-year deal
worth £1.2m a season, the 26-year-old may present a cheaper alternative if
the Spaniards decide to cash in during the transfer window.

Richie Partridge is unlikely to accept the offer of a three-month loan deal
at Rotherham, according to the reserve midfielder's agent.

The Dubliner has just returned to full fitness after a cruciate ligament
injury and is on the look-out for a new club. But the struggling Coca-Cola
Championship side are not among the front-runners.

Partridge's agent Neil Sang said: "Rotherham are a progressive club under a
good manager but Richie has nothing to prove at that level after doing so
well at Coventry two seasons ago.

"Perhaps a team like West Ham might be better for Richie, simply because of
Rotherham's current plight.

I've also heard Nottingham Forest are also interested and I would expect
Liverpool will be fine with whatever he decides."


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