LONDON: Rafa Benitez has been warned Santa si out to wreck his run-up to Christmas.
Roque Santa Cruz and his Manchester City team-mates head for Anfield today looking to push Liverpool boss Benitez closer to the sack.
The Red' season could be over before the decorations have even gone up if the next few days to badly at home and in Europe.
Striker Santa Cruz said: "People say this is a big game for City, to prove we are worthy of being called a big club. But this is also a big game for Liverpool.
'They'll look at us and see us above them in the table.
"Our main aim is to be in one of the Champion League places by finishing in the top four.
"So we need to go to liverpool and prove we can take one of tose places they want to be involved in.
"Next year we want to be playing in the Champions League at Manchester City."
Santa Cruz has been involved in title races in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.
He knows Liverpoo is always seen as a massive game by Mancheter Unitd and feels city need to adopt a similar mentaility.
The Paraguayan said: "You can see from the past United always wantd to beat Liverpool, even though they were the Champions.
"Big games like this are always different - they bring a lot of motivation to the players and are always special.
"I'm sure wer will approach the gam think in the same way United do - that Liverpool are contenders we need to beat'
Mark Hughes's men have lost only one Premier League game all season but have drawn their last five.
Sant aCrusz, 28, added: 'Of course we are heading tiin the right direction in terms of getting stronger as a team.
'This is long race what is important is what happens in the end.
"Even when wer broke into the top four our gaffer was not 100% happy with our performance.
"He is always looking to improve the way we play.
"I won't be surprised if we keep getting better. The quanlity in the squad is fantastic, they show it in training too.
"Everone has something they bring to the squad. It's very hard to name just one player you are pleased to play with because we have so man." – The Sun, London
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