Source: SKY_Sports
Rafa focuses on positives
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez says there are many positives to take out of the defeat by Arsenal.[LNB] The Reds went down 2-1 to Arsenal's young guns at the Emirates Stadium in a match that created a number of chances with flowing football played by both teams.[LNB]Emiliano Insua scored a sublime half-volley for the visitors to cancel out an earlier strike from Fran Merida, but Nicklas Bendtner sealed the win for Arsenal in the second half.[LNB]Benitez was happy with the performance of his team, with a number of first-team players left out of the starting line-up, and praised both teams' style of play.[LNB]"We have to be disappointed because we have lost but we have also shown some quality and I think it was a good game with chances for both teams," he told Sky Sports.[LNB]"Both teams were attacking, they were creating chances, and that is good for the fans. But I'm disappointed for us because we have lost."[LNB]Asked whether Liverpool will now lose the feel-good factor after their weekend win over Manchester United, Benitez said: "No I don't think so. When you change players, they show energy, they show passion, and also we play well so there are many positive things."[LNB]The Spaniard brought on Alberto Aquilani with 15 minutes to go in the second half for the Italian midfielder's first-team debut, and Benitez was happy with his run-out.[LNB]"I think that he showed quality," he added. "He's a player that has quality, his match fitness is something that he can only improve playing games so we will see.[LNB]"You can see today that he did two or three good passes, in training you can see the same."[LNB]
