Reds face Portsmouth needing three points

By Redsfan
April 19 2005

Liverpool will keep fighting for fourth place despite only managing to draw with Spurs. The Reds will be aiming for all three points against Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Wednesday and Milan Baros will be available following suspension.

Rafa said;

"We need to reduce the gap and we have five games left but we have to pick up more points than Everton and Bolton. My message to the players is we look to the next game. We have to beat Portsmouth and then we will see. In football there are always possibilities and we need to think only about the next game which is Portsmouth.

"We need to keep playing well, create chances and with a little more luck we will score more goals. We have more possibilities now that Baros is back and Cisse is working hard. He is not in the best physical condition but he is fit which is good for us.

"I remember when we played Portsmouth at Anfield and they scored an injury time equaliser. We will try to do different things this time but they have changed their manager and it will be a difficult game."