Liverpool a better team than Everton, says Benitez

RAFAEL BENITEZ last night claimed Liverpool are a better team than Everton and insisted they can catch their Mersey rivals in the race for Champions League qualification.

Everton are fourth, seven points ahead of Liverpool who can close the gap to four points if they beat Fulham at Anfield today.

With Everton not playing until Sunday at Southampton, a Liverpool victory will put pressure on David Moyes’s men. The battle is set to reach boiling point during the final 13 games of the season, with the March 20 Mersey derby at Anfield a match that could be worth £20million in European cash.