Reds revival starts as dogged display puts down Wolves

THE opening is there for Liverpool but they have to take it.

Rafael Benitez has spent the last few weeks defending his team and justifying himself as always, insisting that they will qualify for the Champions League.

But now is the time for action and it is only results on the pitch that will shift heightened importance away from games against the likes of Aston Villa and Spurs, who Liverpool face in their next two league games, and being guiltily interested in the news that their Europa League opponents Unirea have dispensed with manager Dan Petrescu.