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Fog postpones Liverpool Cup match Benitez & Wenger rue postponement
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Liverpool's Carling Cup quarter-final tie with Arsenal has been postponed due to heavy fog at Anfield. Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger believed their Carling Cup game should not have been postponed.
Referee Martin Atkinson made an initial inspection at 1815 GMT, but with the fog thickening, the official decided to call the game off at 1845 GMT. Referee Martin Atkinson decided to call the quarter-final off due to heavy fog.
Benitez said: "I think we could play. "You cannot change the decision. You must respect it but we don't agree."
Wenger added: "It's disappointing because the young players had a goodopportunity to play. I think it wouldhave been very interesting."
With both teams involved in four competitions, no date has yet been given for when this Carling Cup tie can be played at Anfield.With both teams involved in four competitions, no date has yet been given for when this Carling Cup tie can be played at Anfield.
Liverpool and Arsenal are also due to meet in the FA Cup third round.Liverpool and Arsenal are also due to meet in the FA Cup third round.
Reds boss Rafael Benitez said he was unhappy the match could not go ahead. Benitez added: "Myself and Arsene Wenger tried to convince the referee that we could play, but it was impossible.
606: DEBATE class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A18293835">I wonder when the game is going to be played RG class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/606/default.stm">606: Have your say "I think we could play. I was surprised because this morning we were training in worse conditions," he said. "The referee said that he could not see the different colours and that it would be difficult for the linesmen.
"You cannot change the decision. You must respect it but we don't agree." "But you could see both goals clearly from the centre-circle and the referee said no. I'm surprised because we felt we could play in those circumstances.
Arsenal manager Wenger admitted he had been keen to see how his side, which was to have included a number of fringe players, would cope against an expected stronger hosts' line-up. "The question now is that, if we draw against Arsenal in the FA Cup third round, when can we play the game? Maybe we need to play both cup ties in the same game!
"It is very much disappointing because the young players had a good opportunity to play tonight," he told BBC Radio Five Live. "If the FA Cup game is a draw, then they will maybe have to move the League Cup semi-final to fit this game in."
"We had a good mixture of experienced and young players and I think it would have been very interesting." Wenger said he would have happily played the match on Wednesday but there was not enough time to put everything in place.
Wenger said he would have happily played the match tomorrow but there was not enough time to put everything in place.
"It is impossible in 24 hours to rearrange a game," he added."It is impossible in 24 hours to rearrange a game," he added.
Referee Atkinson said he had endeavoured to get the game played but he had to consider not only his fellow officials and the players but also a full house at Anfield.Referee Atkinson said he had endeavoured to get the game played but he had to consider not only his fellow officials and the players but also a full house at Anfield.
"We were informed at 4pm this afternoon the conditions were quite bad and we got to the ground at 4.50pm to have a look at it," he said. "We were informed at 1600 GMT this afternoon the conditions were quite bad and we got to the ground at 1650 GMT to have a look at it," he said.
"It is very misty and has been for the last three hours. We have been in the stands, looked round from different angles from a spectators' point of view and the weather is not getting better - you can't see some parts of the pitch.""It is very misty and has been for the last three hours. We have been in the stands, looked round from different angles from a spectators' point of view and the weather is not getting better - you can't see some parts of the pitch."