Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez admits the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard not have a great start but denied it is a consequence of his court case and believes any dip in form by Gerrard is exaggerated in comparison to his usual world-class standards.

Nevertheless, Benítez accepts the midfielder will be integral to Liverpool’s recovery and is considering moving Gerrard back into central midfield at the Bolton Wanderers.

He Said: “We have seen Steven playing really well for a while now. He is one of our big names, a key player, and he will continue to be that. He will know that he has played a couple of games that are not up to his best level but, because he so often plays really well, people can see the difference. I know he will be ready now. The players are not stupid, they know when they are not playing well and not up to their best standard. He knows, everybody knows here, that we have to improve.”

Regarding him criticising senior players, Benitez said: “I was not naming any particular player when I was critical after the defeat by Villa but it is clear that everyone has to improve. We have analysed things and we have talked to all the players. The reaction from them has been very good.”

Despite loosing two games out of three games, Benitez is still positive for Title, Benitez explained: “Clearly we have more competition this year at the top of the table. Any top side can lose games. I don’t think it will be like before when a team wins the title as they have just won 10 or 12 games in a row.”

“Clearly everybody was expecting three wins in a row and then we’ll have won the league by September. It’s not the case. It’s impossible. You have to be positive. After two defeats we are really disappointed but we still have lots of games to play”.

“We have to improve, play better, make less mistakes and start doing this against Bolton. We can’t change what happened. We conceded an own-goal, a penalty and from a corner. Everything was against us on Monday. But that’s part of the game.”

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