Hicks vows to keep stars

Liverpool won't sell any of their top players, that's the message from co-owner Tom Hicks despite the team's dreadful run of form.

The Reds are currently nine points off leaders Chelsea and find themselves in seventh place in the Premier League.

Furthermore, an early exit from the Champions League seems inevitable which will do little for their bank balance.

However, Hicks insists Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard will not be forced out to make up for the financial blow of missing out of the knockout stages.

He told the Sunday Mirror: "None of our star players will be sold, regardless of results.

"The club is doing very well due to rapidly growing commercial revenues.

"We have significant investor interest and want to make sure that we pick high-quality partners.

"We are happy with the way things are going financially but we hoped things would be better on the pitch."