Boss salutes fans' tribute

The Reds boss was delighted with his side's response to their Champions League defeat against Chelsea and also had words of praise for the way both sets of supporters conducted themselves on what was an emotional afternoon.

"I think the minute's silence was fantastic," he said. "We showed respect, everyone knows what it means for us, so we are really pleased with the reaction all around stadium.

"In terms of the team on the pitch we are also very happy because we scored four goals and didn't concede.

"The game was a fantastic opportunity for us to play well and show that we the quality to score three goals (against Chelsea). The fact we didn't concede against players who are very good in the air was another positive."

Prior to the match with Rovers, Jamie Carragher described it as the most important Premier League game of his career. With the three points now in the bag, Benitez has echoed those words, calling upon his team to take the same mentality into next week’s home game with Arsenal.

"We have confidence we can beat anyone if we play well," he said. "The idea will be to approach the game against Arsenal thinking it is the most important game of season and after that think the same in each game."

Asked what he thought about Fernando Torres’ sensational opener against Rovers, the boss added: It was really good, not like Van Basten though.

"He is improving. He's a good player now, but he will be much better in the future because he is keen to learn."

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