**Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has apologised to the club’s supporters for their woeful recent run of form.**The Reds were dumped out of the FA Cup at home to Reading on Wednesday, are already out of the Champions League and lie only seventh in the Premier League.
Benitez, reading from a sheet of paper, said: "We are not playing well and we feel sorry for our fans.
“But things can change in football and we have confidence that we can improve, starting with Stoke on Saturday.”
More to follow.