Hicks backs under-fire Benitez

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks insists Rafael Benitez still has the full backing of the club's hierarchy and has dismissed criticism of the Spaniard's rotation policy.

Benitez has been criticised for his selective use of blockbuster summer signing Fernando Torres so far this season and last night's 2-1 defeat by Besiktas left them bottom of their Champions League group.