Benitez pleads with fans to give Kewell a fresh start

RAFAEL BENITEZ has called on Harry Kewell to show his “hunger” to play for Liverpool while pleading with fans to give the Aussie a fresh start.

Kewell, who has not kicked a ball for Liverpool’s first team since the Champions League final in May when he limped out of the game in the first half, will play for Australia at the weekend with Benitez’s blessing.

The attacking midfielder has managed just 25 minutes of a reserve run-out since his recovery from two summer operations relating to groin and hernia problems.