Reds must keep focus in face of boardroom turmoil: Benitez

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008

LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) — Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has insisted he will not be distracted by the boardroom turmoil engulfing the club as he prepares for a run of four matches that could make or break his season.

Sunday's Merseyside derby with Everton is to be followed by the two legs of a Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal either side of a league meeting with the Londoners.

But all the talk at Anfield on Friday was about American co-owner George Gillett's revelation that his relationship with partner Tom Hicks had broken down beyond repair against a backdrop of alleged death threats from disgruntled fans.

Benitez's position was undermined by Hicks earlier this season when the American confirmed he had held talks with Jurgen Klinsmann about...