Rafa's Liverpool challenge

Rafa Benitez has called on his Liverpool side to step up to the challenge he is demanding of them and to add to their fantastic tally of 21 goals and only 1 conceded in the last five games. Liverpool will be hoping to stay in touch with Arsenal at the top whilst both teams are undefeated.

"When you've scored 21 goals in five games and only conceded one then it would be easy to say that's enough, but as a manager you always want to improve.

"We have a lot of players still to come back like Fabio Aurelio, Xabi Alonso, Jermaine Pennant, Daniel Agger and Steve Finnan and so when they're all fit and available we can be better still.

"We've a big period coming up and we know that in football one result can change everything.

"Our confidence is high at the moment but we have to keep going and keep winning.

"There are lots of big games to look forward to - starting this weekend at Reading - and we have to show the right mentality in each of them."