Source: Daily_Mail
Benitez gives City a pep talk and tells them: Beat United, get into Europe and help us win the title
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez will be cheering on Manchester City this afternoon after a 3-0 win at West Ham took his team back to the top of the table and kept alive their faint hopes of winning the Premier League.[LNB]Come on City - do it for me: Rafael Benitez wants the blue half of Manchester to win today's derby [LNB]Captain Steven Gerrard scored twice and substitute Ryan Babel hit a late third to put Liverpool level on points with champions Manchester United and ahead of their arch rivals on goal difference, having played two games more.[LNB]But Benitez knows that if United take seven points from their next three matches today's derby against City, Wednesday's visit to Wigan and the home fixture against Arsenal at lunchtime on Saturday Sir Alex Ferguson's club will close out their 18th championship before Liverpool next kick a ball, on Sunday at West Bromwich Albion. [LNB]Benitez hopes the possibility of a Europa League place will spur City to the result which would provide another twist in the title race. [LNB]The Spaniard said: 'We've done our job. We needed to get three points toput them under pressure. Now we'll be cheering and supporting Manchester City and see what happens. It's a derby. You can make a mistake. It will be difficult for them against City.[LNB]'Getting into Europe would be a good achievement for City. They've had some problems this season. I say, 'Come on, you want to finish as high as you can'.'[LNB] West Ham 0 Liverpool 3: Gerrard fights to finish but Reds still need a miracleWe're enemy No 1 for Fergie's United, says Liverpool boss RafaLIVERPOOL FC
