Benitez backs under fire Gerrard to rediscover best form

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is confident striker Fernando Torres can seal his place in the club’s record books and has backed skipper Steven Gerrard to rediscover his fitness and form.

Torres will be aiming to score in his ninth successive home league match for the club when the Reds face Middlesbrough in the Barclays Premier League side at Anfield today.

If the Spain international is able to find the net against Gareth Southgate’s side he will break a record set by Roger Hunt back in the 1961/62 season.