We're beaten! Rafa Benitez says his Liverpool players are too tired to take on Chelsea
By John Edwards, Ian Ladyman and Matt Lawton
Last updated at 12:53 PM on 1st May 2010
Rafa Benitez has left Manchester Uniteds title hopes hanging by a thread by admitting that his shattered Liverpool players were in no fit state to face Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday.
Sir Alex Ferguson knows Uniteds chances of remaining champions hinge on the leaders dropping points, and he would be hoping that might happen on Merseyside.
It looks a distant prospect, though, after Benitez admitted that his team were out on their feet after a demoralising two-hour Europa League semi-final defeat by Atletico Madrid on Thursday night.
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