Benitez: We deserved the win

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez hailed his side’s 1-0 victory in the 213th Merseyside derby as “massive”.

Dirk Kuyt’s close-range header 10 minutes after half-time proved the difference as the Reds played the last 55 minutes with 10 men after Sotirios Kyrgiakos was dismissed for a two-footed challenge on Marouane Fellaini.