Rafa praises Kuyt

The Liverpool boss says all the 'ugly work' done by the energetic Dutchman is just as important to the Reds as the goals by Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

"His teamwork is amazing. When you talk about a team, that's the most important thing," said Benitez.

"Players like Kuyt are key. You can use the quality of people like Fernando Torres or Steven Gerrard, but you always need players working really hard.

"If you have players with offensive mentality, you need players who can do the ugly jobs. You need to work hard in defence. As a striker, Kuyt is doing his defensive work very well and also scoring important goals."