Beardsley backing for Rafa

FORMER Anfield star Peter Beardsley believes Liverpool should stick by under-pressure manager Rafael Benitez.

And he insists the Spanish boss, who has signed more than 100 players in his five years on Merseyside, is the best man for the job even if Liverpool do not finish in the top four at the end of the season.

Beardsley puts most of Liverpool’s woes this season down to injuries to their most influential players, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.