We're still in a very good position, insists Liverpool boss Benitez after Kop flop
Defiant Rafa Benitez refused to concede the pressure is beginning to tell on Liverpool after they missed out on a return to the top of the Barclays Premier League at Anfield last night.
Leading through skipper Steven Gerrard, just four days before his court appearance on an assault charge, Liverpool blew their big opportunity as Everton's Tim Cahill headed a dramatic 87th-minute equaliser.
Defiant Rafa Benitez refused to concede the pressure is beginning to tell on Liverpool after they missed out on a return to the top of the Barclays Premier League at Anfield last night.
Leading through skipper Steven Gerrard, just four days before his court appearance on an assault charge, Liverpool blew their big opportunity as Everton's Tim Cahill headed a dramatic 87th-minute equaliser.
It allowed Manchester United to remain leaders on goal difference, but Benitez waved away suggestions his side are beginning to feel the heat after all the distractions of his outspoken attack on Old Trafford counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson
'If someone offered me this position at the start of the season, I would have accepted it. Level on points with Manchester United at the top and still in the Champions League is something to be positive about. United are not dropping points at the moment but, if they do, I will be pleased.
'People talk about pressure but conceding from a set-piece three minutes from the end has nothing to do with pressure.'
'People talk about pressure but conceding from a set-piece three minutes from the end has nothing to do with pressure.'
Benitez also defended his decision to substitute Fernando Torres just two minutes before Cahill scored, saying: 'He was really tired, so it was the sensible thing to do. 'We can't change what happened but we are in a very good position and have to be positive.'
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