Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes that his side are beginning
to show their best form after a slow start to this season in the
Premiership.
The Spanish tactician thinks that the likes of Steven Gerrard and
Xabi Alonso have finally got over their summer exertions at the
World Cup finals in Germany.
He told the club's official website: "We are now seeing the best of
our World Cup players after difficult times earlier in the
season.
"It is clear that in the top sides important players had some
problems.
"It depends on your squad how you handle that. If you have a good
squad you can manage.
"You can win games, but the key players, the ones who played in the
World Cup, were not playing well - not just here but in top clubs
around Europe.
"For us now you can see Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard and Pepe Reina
are playing better. The team is playing with more quality and that
underlines why our form is so much better."