Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez celebrated a superb team performance as the Reds booked a Champions League quarter-final place with a 3-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in Germany for a 6-2 aggregate win.

Antonio Nunez’s move to Liverpool got off to the worst possible start today with the Spaniard suffering a knee injury in his first training session.

Rafael Benitez’s Anfield revolution gathered pace today when the Liverpool manager unveiled one new signing and revealed he was close to completing a deal for another.