Kuyt a cut above for Benitez

SHOULD Liverpool achieve the improbable and overhaul Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table then no-one will have personified the spirit and determination of Rafael Benitez’s side more than Dirk Kuyt.

If anyone deserves to claim a championship winning medal this season, it is the Dutchman. In recent weeks he has taken it upon himself to drive Liverpool forward in the absence of the injured Steven Gerrard, lacing his extraordinary energy with that priceless knack of producing crucial goals at crucial times.

It has taken Kuyt longer than expected to become a firm favourite of Liverpool supporters but even the most critical of followers must be struggling to find fault with a player who never gives in.