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Benitez: Reds back on track

04 Mar 2009 - 08:09:50

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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez was delighted to see his team recover from a weekend loss at Middlesbrough to seal a 2-0 victory at home to Sunderland.

Goals from David Ngog and Yossi Benayoun moved the Reds to within four points of Premier League leaders Manchester United, with the two sides set to meet at Old Trafford a week on Saturday.

Benitez said: "This win has lifted everyone's spirits after the bad defeat at the weekend.

"We needed a win. The team needed to show character and that is what they produced.

"Ngog did a very good job, he scored an excellent goal and that gave him confidence.

"Benayoun too was excellent, while we needed Jose Reina to make a very good save before we had scored.

"If they had scored early on when Kenwyne Jones got through, it could have been a lot more difficult. Generally we needed to keep calm, to find space and to be patient.

"Now it will be important to win our next league game at Manchester United. If we can do that things may well be a lot different at the top of the table."