"It was a good situation for us to see Mark Gonzalez score and it was fantastic for him and the team," said Rafa Benitez.
"Mark is a player with a lot of quality. He can score goals as we saw tonight and he can also beat players.
"It was also important for Craig Bellamy to score on his debut and we must be pleased with the win. Gonzalez and Bellamy give us more possibilities to score goals."