Rangers Follow

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez praised fledgling strike partnership Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane after the pair started their first game together in a 4-0 win over Rangers. The Reds dominated from start to finish with Torres grabbing the first in a four-goal rout of the Glasgow side. And Kop boss Benitez declared himself satisfied with the movement of his £40 million strikeforce, who he described as key to The Reds retaining possession at Ibrox. "Both players showed good movement and so did (Steven) Gerrard," he said. "Dirk Kuyt and Yossi Benayoun were coming inside so I felt we had five offensive players, very clever and with quality so we were a threat all the time. "Keane is very clever and he worked hard. He is very happy here and hopefully we will see a lot of good movement and also goals from him. "Gerrard, Torres and Keane playing together was one of the keys to keeping possession. "But I feel we have some good players in the team, different players with different qualities and a good mentality." Benitez was keeping tight-lipped about the drawn out transfer of Gareth Barry, but was keen to salute the Reds’ industry in the face of difficult opposition. He added: "The first half was okay but in the second half they needed to go forward in front of their supporters. "We had more space and we scored the second goal on the counter-attack. "But from the start of the game we wanted to impress and we wanted to win. "We worked hard, had plenty of possession and wanted to keep a high tempo with the ball. "We scored once and had one or two problems near the end of the first half but we controlled it. "In the second half, with the game more open, it was easier for us to keep the high tempo."