Liverpool F.C. — Best pictures!

As Argentina prepare to take on Peru in World Cup 2010 qualifying this coming Saturday in a crucial encounter, some of coach Diego Maradona’s team leaders will be looking to patch up their FTBL ratings, most of all Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

Arsenal’s Dutch star Robin van Persie (pictured) broke into the top 6 of the FTBL ranking of Premier League forwards after adding his name on the scoresheet in the 6:2 demolition of Blackburn Rovers yesterday.

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, who until recently was among the world’s top players in the FTBL ranking, will need a miracle in order to return in that elite group when the Reds travel to Chelsea on Sunday: he will have a daunting plank of 42.70

Real Madrid’s Brazilian superstar Kaka (pictured hugging a teammate) engineered a return in the top echelon of the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders as he helped the Merengues trash French side Olympique Marseille 3:0 in their Champions League group stage

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard dropped from 1st to 6th place in the FTBL ranking of European midfielders after losing approximately 40 rating points as the Reds fell to Fiorentina (0:2) in Champions League action yesterday (146.06 points).