Source: SKY_Sports
Rafa becomes a City fan
Rafa Benitez will be cheering on Manchester City on Sunday afternoon in their derby meeting with Manchester United.[LNB] Benitez saw his Liverpool side return to the top of the table with a 3-0 victory over West Ham on Saturday evening courtesy of Steven Gerrard's brace and a late effort from Ryan Babel.[LNB]The Reds head United on goal difference, but Sir Alex Ferguson's side have two games in hand, starting with their derby showdown at Old Trafford on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1.[LNB]Benitez saluted his side for keeping up the pressure and is now hoping Mark Hughes' men can do the Anfield outfit a huge favour.[LNB]"We have done our job," Benitez said. "We have to keep winning, that's all we can do.[LNB]"We needed to get three points and put them under pressure, and now we will be cheering and supporting Manchester City.[LNB]"It's a derby and if they make a mistake they will be feeling the pressure. Manchester City are a difficult team to play against."[LNB]TorresFernando Torres returned to Benitez's starting line-up after a hamstring injury and took 76 seconds to make an impact, sending Gerrard through to round Robert Green for the opener.[LNB]"If you have Torres and Gerrard on the pitch, it's a massive difference," Benitez said.[LNB]"The other team are always thinking 'who will score - Gerrard or Torres?'. It's more difficult for them."[LNB]Liverpool have only lost two games this season so it is likely that they finish runners-up despite United being beaten more times.[LNB]Unbelievable"I don't remember (if this has happened before), but we are doing a good job, losing just two games," Benitez said.[LNB]"I was talking to some people the other day and if you analyse the two games we lost - against Middlesbrough for the first 30 minutes we were on top, and against Tottenham it was one of our best away performances of the season. [LNB]"It's unbelievable, but that's football."[LNB]
