Benitez hails Reds display
12 Dec 2007 - 07:51:28
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was delighted to see his side clinch a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a dominant 4-0 victory in Marseille.
Goals from Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel sent the Reds through to the knockout stages, where they will face one of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Internazionale, AC Milan or possibly Sevilla.
"It doesn't matter who we play now," Benitez commented. "All of them are good sides but we are just enjoying ourselves.
"My team is growing and playing better every week. I am happy with the way we are attacking and defending.
"These are good times for us at the moment. We are playing well and with confidence, it's not a problem who we play against now.
"The performance was really good. We played compact as a unit, played well in attack, had our chances and didn't concede.
"People will talk about the second goal of Torres, but the third goal and fourth were good and everything went well."
Of his own position and the upcoming meeting with owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, Benitez added: "I was not thinking about the meeting. I must simply try to do my job.
"I am not thinking about my situation every day, I am just thinking about my team and how they can improve."