Lady luck back in town

Last updated : 18 December 2006 By Al Campbell
Liverpool are currently on an excellent run of form but Rafa Benitez believes his side were playing just as well during their poor start to the season as they are now, the only difference being the Reds are now getting the rub of the green.

"I've said before, maybe it was bad luck earlier in the season. We were creating chances a lot of times away from home and we could not win. When you have 20 attempts which we had in some of the games against Middlesbrough or Everton were losing 3-0 or drawing, people were saying 'bad performance' but I said 'no'," insisted Benitez.

"As a manager you must give the team the idea and they must play well and create chances - and after you need to score. We've now scored three against Charlton and last week four against Fulham but we keep creating chances and I am very pleased with this."