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Benitez demands Liverpool players support Torres, Gerrard

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has told his players they need to support star pair Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

After defeat to Fiorentina this week, Benitez said: "Fiorentina did a good job (against Gerrard and Torres).

"It was disappointing to see them both kept out of the game as they were. The Fiorentina defenders handled them very well, they worked really hard against them.

"But it is not just about two players, nobody in the team was producing anything.

"Sometimes when defenders are too worried about Gerrard and Torres, it gives the rest of our team the chance to make use of the space.

"They can take that responsibility, but for long periods that did not happen.

"But this is not the end of things in Europe for us, and we must regroup and show the right mentality for our next match against Chelsea on Sunday."

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