Benitez demands Reds response as title slips away

RAFAEL BENITEZ has pleaded with his Liverpool players to “look at themselves” and make sure they improve as they skip out of the title race.

The Anfield boss was talking after a week which saw his side slip to their third Premier League defeat of the season — at West Ham — while senior player Jamie Carragher has admitted that the title is now beyond them.

Benitez said: “Players must look at themselves and say ‘how can I improve?’ That is what we must do, everyone must improve.”