"Yossi is a key player for us. We've always knew he had quality," said Benitez.
"We knew he could have an influence and change a game. He is intelligent and players don't know what he is going to do the next time he gets the ball.
"That's a big difference and when you don't have Steven [Gerrard] on the pitch, it's important we have Yossi and we hope he will keep doing that in this game."