Benitez happy with squad

With Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen committed to the club and new signing Djibril Cisse coming in, the basis of a strong team is there for Senor Benitez to work with, something the new manager is aware of.

Benitez said: " We have signed good players. Cisse is a very good player, as are Gerrard and Owen. We have a lot of players now with good mentality.

"If we maintain this mentality the team will continue to move upwards. We want a competitive team. I said to the players that if we work hard we will have possibilities."