Benitez said: "I am delighted the way we won playing with a good intensity and attacking mentality. We kept the ball and passed it well and the strikers worked hard up front.
"Baros ran the line well and was always a danger and Mellor works very hard. He scores goals and it's important he plays well for the team which he and Baros did.
"For us this was a very important game to win after the last two matches. It was important to score quickly after condeding which we did.
"We showed a very good character and we controlled the game. We decided to play with a very offensive team today and we had six players with attacking mentality. It's important that when you score you look for the second and third goal."