Early goal was key - Benitez

20 August 2009 10:04
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez admitted Fernando Torres` early goal had been key to his side`s thumping 4-0 win against Stoke at Anfield. Glen Johnson scored a second for the Reds just before the break, with Dirk Kuyt and substitute David Ngog completing the scoring after the interval. Benitez said: "Last season against Stoke here, we just couldn`t score an early goal to force them to come out. "This time we got one very quickly and it gave us the space to attack. The second just before the break was very important, because it gave us the cushion we needed."

Source: Eurosport