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Of all the big four clubs, Liverpool by far have been the most active in terms of signing new players, well probably on par with Manchester United, but still the arrival of Fernando Torres, Youssi Benayoun, Ryan Babel and Andriy Voronin will be a huge pressure on Benitez due to the lack of goals they have last season. The new signings, especially Fernando Torres will be expected to deliver.

Not that Benitez has not prove his worth. Two Champions league final, one of which ended in triumph after a dramatic night in Istanbul, an FA Cup and taking the Reds to a League Cup final should be one hell of a resume. But despite all the success in domestic and European knockout competition, the English Premier League title is one that the fans have been waiting for since 1990. And Benitez know that after being allowed to spent 40 million pounds, he will be expected more than ever to bring back the title or risk losing his job.

Aston Villa will be the acid test for the Reds. Anything less than a win will be unacceptable, since Liverpool first home game will be against Chelsea, a showdown much awaited by football fans.

With the Premiership starting less than a fortnight, Benitez still has time to improve his squad, while getting Gabriel Heinze may not be as easy as he thinks, Benitez knows to well the importance of strengthening his defence…..if only he thought of that earlier.

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