Rafa expects more Masch goals

Last updated : 16 March 2008 By Al Campbell
Mascherano scored his first Liverpool goal yesterday with his 19th minute equaliser against Reading, and Rafa Benitez believes there will be more to come.

"We have seen before that Mascherano is not bad on the edge of the box. He just needs to improve his accuracy and then he could score more goals. If other teams play deeper then he might have space and he can score," said the Reds boss.

"We have talked about this with him and he knows he can score from the edge of the box. But it's not normal because he is a holding midfielder and plays deeper than Gerrard and Torres. He can do it though because he has ability and quality.

"It was a fantastic goal for him and an important one for us."