Rafa Benitez hails Liverpool FC skipper Steven Gerrard

10 October 2009 09:00
Steven Gerrard and Rafa Benitez _300[LNB]RAFA BENITEZ today paid Steven Gerrard a glowing tribute as the Liverpool captain aims to help England wrap up their World Cup qualifying campaign in style.[LNB]Gerrard will be in action tonight in Dnipropetrovsk, as Fabio Capello's side bid to extend their winning sequence in Group 6 against Ukraine to nine games.[LNB]The Reds' midfielder has played a key role in helping England secure a trip to South Africa and scored twice in the 5-1 drubbing of Croatia last month that sealed top spot.[LNB]But Gerrard, though, is not the type of player who dwells on past achievements and Benitez has given an insight into why his skipper has blossomed into such a huge talent.[LNB]He has revealed that Gerrard is constantly looking for advice on how to polish his game and an incident earlier this week before he joined up with the England squad showed that.[LNB]'Gerrard is a player who is always asking how he can improve,' said Benitez. 'He never stops wanting to learn.[LNB]'Before he left to join the English national side, he picked up a DVD prepared by the person in charge of match analysis at the club.

Source: Liverpool_Echo