Benitez wants more from temperamental Cisse

RAFAEL BENITEZ will again look to harness the desire and passion of Djibril Cisse as Liverpool chase the victory which would take them a giant step closer to the Champions League knock-out stages.

But by telling the French striker that Liverpool “can play with or without you”, Benitez has underlined the player-manager dividing line and shown that Cisse’s theatrical handshake of apology after his winner against Blackburn has earned no favours.

The Anfield boss takes his Champions League holders to Anderlecht, who hold the unenviable competition record of losing nine successive group stage matches.