“We should make life easier:” Benitez

FC Liverpool won their Premiership match with Wigan Athletic on Saturday but needed a late goal from Dirk Kuyt to do so. If it is up to manager Rafael Benitez, the Reds should make life easier for themselves.

“We started the game really badly,” Benitez said. “They were winning a lot of second balls and controlling the game. We started to get better but then they got the second goal.

“We needed to change a lot of things and the team showed a lot of character. We were pushing and pressing and passing the ball. In the end, thanks to this belief, we won the game.

“I would like to score one, two or three goals in the first half. But the Premier League is very tough and when you show the kind of character we did today, it’s important for the games ahead.

“We will see if we can show this kind of character against Chelsea next weekend, but I would like to be calmer on the bench.”