Liverpool - Home Grown Quotas

Tasked with regenerating Liverpool's fortunes following a disappointing last campaign, new manager Roy Hodgson's immediate task fell into two areas - convincing his best players to stay, and swelling the Anfield club's rather sorry number of home-grown players.

He started with a bang on both fronts, bringing England international Joe Cole into the club on a free and then persuading Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to commit their immediate futures to the club.

However, Hodgson is still left with a squad very top-heavy with foreign players. Former Charlton star Jonjo Shelvey, while English, is a 'freebie' as he is under-21, while Hodgson's attempts to bring Luke Young to the club failed.

The re-signing of Fabio Aurelio and captures of Danny Wilson from Rangers and Christian Poulsen from Juventus only buoy an already large foreign contingent too - though Javier Mascherano looks set to leave for Inter Milan.

A total of just four senior home-grown players tells its own tale of previous manager Rafael Benitez's transfer policy - though it could at least provoke a spate of promotions from the youth ranks and provide a number of Anfield youngsters with a rare chance to impress.

That is unless one of the hive of interested parties reported to be looking at buying the club proves successful, in which case a late-window transfer rush could ensue.

NON-HOME-GROWN: Daniel Agger, Alberto Aquilani, Fabio Aurelio, Ryan Babel, Diego Cavalieri, Nabil El Zhar, Milan Jovanovic, Dirk Kuyt, Sotiros Kyrgiakos, Lucas, Javier Mascherano, Damien Plessis, Christian Poulsen, Pepe Reina, Maxi Rodriguez, Martin Skrtel, Fernando Torres.

SENIOR HOME-GROWN: Jamie Carragher, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson.

SELECTED UNDER-21s: Daniel Ayala, Laurie Dalla Valle, Peter Gulacsi, Emiliano Insua, Steven Irwin, Martin Kelly, Krisztian Nemeth, David Ngog, Jonjo Shelvey, Jay Spearing, Danny Wilson.

POTENTIAL TARGETS: Maynor Figueroa, Paul Konchesky, Loic Remy.

VERDICT: In need of some more home comforts.