Pre-Season Review: The preparations so far

As Liverpool’s pre-season preparations reach their half-way stage and with less than a month to go until the new season now seems the ideal time to assess the Reds preparations so far, as they gear up for an assault on all four fronts in 2008-09. This pre-season has been overshadowed by one common theme, the continuing disruption caused by the international commitments of various members of the squad.

The triumphant Spanish quartet of Fernando Torres,