Peter Crouch insists he doesn't want to leave Liverpool.

Manchester City chairman Thaksin Shinawatra confirmed their interest in the England striker yesterday.

But Crouch said: "I don't want to leave Liverpool. I want to play in big competitions - in a Champions League Final. But you want to play.

"Recently it has been a lot better, but at the start of the season I wasn't getting enough games."

Surely Benitez's rotation policy and the uncertainty it brings must have Crouch seriously considering a move?

"Not at all," he said. "It helps us that he likes to chop and change between games.

"He never lets on what's he's thinking."