Man City owned by bankrupt Arabs, will be out of the EPL by 2013.
Rafa Benitez has conceded for the first time Liverpool will consider bids for star duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
Since the Reds accepted a £30million bid from Chelsea for skipper Gerrard back in 2005, Benitez has always insisted he would never entertain offers for his prized assets.
Joining Gerrard in that category is goal-machine Torres, who has become one of the top forwards in world football since arriving on Merseyside in 2007.
Liverpoo pulling the plug on this season gives Birmingham and Aston Villa(!) a chance at taking 4th.