LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez admits that Xabi Alonso is unlikely to play again this season after breaking his ankle against Chelsea.
The £10mil midfielder was injured by Frank Lampard's tackle in the 1-0 defeat to Jose Mourinho's Premiership pacesetters on New Year's Day. He was originally expected to be out for around 12 weeks.
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