Battling Benitez grateful for fans' support

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has told the club’s fans “I will be fighting until the end” after a 1-1 draw at Stoke which means he remains under pressure.

Benitez had to dismiss claims that captain Steven Gerrard had been involved in a dressing-room row with his assistant Mauricio Pellegrino at half-time during last Wednesday’s FA Cup humiliation at the hands of Reading.