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I think it was Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen who said, "Things are never so bad they can’t be made worse." Rafa Benitez may well be pondering something similiar as he plots to avoid a potentially decisive fifth successive defeat for Liverpool with Manchester United looming large this weekend. Benitez, still a 9-2 chance with skybet but as short as 3-1 in places to be the next Premier League manager facing the dole queue, received a vote of confidence from co-owner George Gillett this week who claims the Spaniard is " as good as there is in the business" and players, past and present, have also been keen to back their manager in the press. However, not for the first time, Benitez was roundly criticised for his team selection and substitutions during the Champions’ League defeat against Lyon and the latest saying doing the rounds on Merseyside is that he has spent millions over the years on creating a two-man team. Without Stevie Gerrard and Fernando Torres, the Reds are undoubtedly a much weaker outfit and the pairs’ continued absence will only heap further pressure on the man in the hot seat. skybet, incidentally, remain convinced that Phil Brown will be the first to lose his job. With Hull apparently in freefall, the Tigers’ chief is a 15-8 shot with the Harrogate-based firm (5-2 with Blue Square and 888sport) just ahead of Portsmouth’s Paul Hart (a general 11-4). Dropping down a division, William Hill are offering odds on Roy Keane seeing out the season with Ipswich after the Portman Road side extended their winless Championship run to13 games against Watford earlier this week. The former Sunderland manager is 8-15  to still be in charge next May and 11-8 to quit or be shown the door