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Rafa shadow hangs heavy

AFP, Liverpool
club to Champions League glory in 2005 could decide to walk away if his demands are not accepted by the Anfield hierarchy.
Manchester United's last-gasp win over Bolton on Saturday knocked Liverpool off the top of the Premier League table and Benitez knows that his side cannot afford any lapses in concentration over in what is certain to be a tense finale to the season.
For that reason, the Spaniard was at pains to stress that he did not believe his own situation would prove to be a distraction.
"We have finished the conversation about the contract and now we can talk about Everton," Benitez said.
"Do I think our build-up to the Everton game has been disrupted by this? No. I don't think so. We had Friday off and I don't think we have any problems."
Benitez, who is poised to welcome back Xabi Alonso to the midfield after the Spain midfielder recovered from a foot injury, believes Liverpool are well placed to win the title even though they have dropped crucial points lately.
Everton manager David Moyes has warned Liverpool that his side are confident of recording their first win at Anfield since 1999.
Despite losing key strikers Louis Saha and Aiyegbeni Yakubu to injury, Moyes's side have been in terrific form.
"We've not played well in the last two Liverpool games so we're looking forward to this one," said Moyes, who has a fitness doubt over Nigeria defender Joseph Yobo.
Rafael Benitez has attempted to reassure Liverpool fans that uncertainty over his future will not seep through to the dressing room ahead of Monday's crucial derby game
with Everton at Anfield.
Benitez revealed on Friday that talks over a contract extension had stalled, sparking fears that the Spaniard is ready to quit the club he joined in 2004.
His current deal expires in the summer of2010 yet negotiations between Benitez’s agent and Liverpool's co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have ended without the two parties being able to agree on the extent of the manager's remit.
Benitez is happy with the financial terms of the deal but has demanded more control over football matters, and is adamant that he should not have to answer to chief executive Rick Parry over the buying and selling of players.
Worryingly for Reds fans, Benitez quit Valencia in June 2004 over a similar issue, famously saying: "I asked for a table and they bought me a lampshade."
Benitez is negotiating from a position of strength with Liverpool mounting a serious challenge for their first title since 1990, and Hicks has insisted the outstanding contractual issues can be resolved.
Liverpool fans nevertheless will be concerned by the prospect that the coach who guided the