Liverpool's midfielder Yossi Benayoun feels that his side's current failings are in attack but believes his own return and that of Fernando Torres can help to change things.
The Merseysiders have scored just once in their past three games and looked particularly lacklustre in front of goal during yesterday's goalless draw with Manchester City, when Benayoun and Torres both returned from five-week injury spells.
"For any player the worst thing that can happen to you is to be injured, so I'm just happy to be back," said Benayoun. "It was difficult but hopefully now I can keep working hard in training, try to improve and try to help the team.
"We know where we need to improve. We need to create more and do more up front. One point [against City] was not good enough but it wasn't bad either. We are still in the race for fourth place and that is the most important thing. Hopefully the defence will keep playing well. We have got the best defence in the league," he claimed, "now we need to create more and then the goals will come."
Torres is still Liverpool's leading scorer in the league, with 12 goals, despite his spell out after a knee operation and being troubled by a groin problem prior to that.
"Both players have been important in the past and hopefully both will be important in the future," said Rafael BenÃtez, the manager. "Fernando needs to improve his match fitness and Yossi has to do the same, but at least we have better competition and we can manage in a different way."
The draw with City saw Liverpool drop to sixth in the league, although they are only one point of Spurs in fourth spot.
The Merseysiders have scored just once in their past three games and looked particularly lacklustre in front of goal during yesterday's goalless draw with Manchester City, when Benayoun and Torres both returned from five-week injury spells.
"For any player the worst thing that can happen to you is to be injured, so I'm just happy to be back," said Benayoun. "It was difficult but hopefully now I can keep working hard in training, try to improve and try to help the team.
"We know where we need to improve. We need to create more and do more up front. One point [against City] was not good enough but it wasn't bad either. We are still in the race for fourth place and that is the most important thing. Hopefully the defence will keep playing well. We have got the best defence in the league," he claimed, "now we need to create more and then the goals will come."
Torres is still Liverpool's leading scorer in the league, with 12 goals, despite his spell out after a knee operation and being troubled by a groin problem prior to that.
"Both players have been important in the past and hopefully both will be important in the future," said Rafael BenÃtez, the manager. "Fernando needs to improve his match fitness and Yossi has to do the same, but at least we have better competition and we can manage in a different way."
The draw with City saw Liverpool drop to sixth in the league, although they are only one point of Spurs in fourth spot.
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