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George Gillett did not tell fans to blame Rafa Benitez for Liverpool’s poor start, despite misleading newspaper reports. The story was old and out of context.

The Guardian has apologised for failing to credit the (publicly available and more than a week old) source that the article came from. The Times claimed it as an exclusive, passed it off as a transcript and edited out the person who spoke to Gillett.

There certainly are issues worthy of further investigation. How much debt really is on the club? How much do the owners envisage for transfers? On what basis does Gillett claim that Liverpool’s financial position is better than Arsenal, Manchester United or Chelsea? And what impact is the delay to the stadium having on the local community around Anfield?

The lack of journalistic inquiry – and the attempts to pass off others work as their own – only goes to serve cynicism amongst Liverpool fans that the media care less for the truth than getting a hostile reaction.