Liverpool Alert: 10000 fans plan protest march on Sunday!

Angry Liverpool fans are planning a 10,000-strong protest march on Sunday in a renewed attempt to drive co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett out of Anfield.

As the crisis at the club grows, supporters group Spirit of Shankly have reacted to the Americans’ expected presence at the crunch Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United by organising a demonstration against them.

Around 4,000 banner-waving protesters descended on Anfield prior to last season’s match against United but such is the strength of feeling at the club that at least double are expected on Sunday.

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has been in the firing line since Tuesday, when his side were beaten 2-1 by Lyon in the Champions League – their fourth consecutive defeat.

Reflecting on Liverpool’s worst losing streak for 22 years, SoS spokesman Paul Gardner said: ‘There are two culprits – Gillett and Hicks. They are the ones who put us into £245million worth of debt, promised us a stadium which has not been built, took money out of the club to pay for their own expenses. We want the owners out now.’

There is mixed news on the injury front, with Steven Gerrard expected to be ruled out but Fernando Torres likely to win his fight for fitness, along with Glen Johnson.