Benitez refuses to give up

"It's more difficult now," said the Liverpool manager after Sunday's 1-1 draw. "We have to win against Middlesbrough and Sunderland and then we have to start thinking about winning at Old Trafford.

"I am confident we can beat Middlesbrough and Sunderland and then it might be a different situation.

"It's not easy because United can win games even without playing well, but there are still 12 games so you cannot say everything is finished.

"Clearly if we want to reduce the gap we have to win our next games and then beat United."