Earlier rumours that Michael Owen could be set to return to Anfield gathered pace in the past few minutes as another striker departed Liverpool with the Ukrainian Voronin leaving for Hertha Berlin on a year long loan. It's hard to see many Reds shed a tear over this waste of space but with Torres' injury and Benitez's reluctance to play Babel through the middle you have to wonder whether a late swoop for the Newcastle goal poacher could be on the cards.
Liverpool's Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin has swapped Merseyside for the Bundesliga with a season-long loan to Hertha Berlin. (BBC Football)