Peace has been declared at Liverpool after Tom Hicks finally backed Anfield boss Rafael Benitez in public.
On a day when Hicks and co-owner George Gillett unveiled new plans for the club’s £300m stadium, as well as announcing that their re-financing package had been completed, Benitez’s own future looks safe - for now.
Benitez felt able to discuss the likely transfer of Mohamed Sissoko to Juventus for £9million and also declare his belief that Javier Mascherano’s permanent move to the club will go ahead, for around £17m.
But there were other issues he didn't really want to discuss: