Rafa wants Tokyo success

Last updated : 14 December 2005 By Al Campbell
Liverpool are currently in Tokyo for the World Club Championship and Rafa Benitez says his team are not taking this competition lightly.

"For me it is a challenge. I want to win games and win trophies. As a manager, the players are more important than you. You can make all the plans, but it is up to them to win. I will prepare them as best as I can for the tournament and hopefully we will be successful. This is a very big tournament and we are going to try and do our best to win it. It deserves to be a big tournament with extremely tough qualification: how else would you measure the best? Whoever wins will be worthy champions. It's a beautiful trophy and we want to bring it back to Anfield." insists the Liverpool manager.

Liverpool face Costa Rica champions Deportivo Saprissa tomorrow morning and if they win that game, Sao Paulo in Sunday's final.