Rafa Benitez: Liverpool Showed Good Character Against Manchester City

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was pleased with his team despite dropping another two points at home in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City. The home side suffered two early injuries and had to rely on a equaliser from Yossi Benayoun but Benitez praised his troops.

"The players showed great character today," the Liverpool gaffer told Sky Sports.

"It's not easy to cope with two subs in the first eighteen minutes, but the players worked really hard and we came back to draw level and could have won the game in the end.

"The first-half wasn't easy but we played much better in the second half and cause them a lot of problems, with some great opportunities at the end of the game".

Benitez also expects his team to finish above City at the end of the season, despite their bid to break into the top four.

He added "We matched them today, and without a lot of our first team players. We still have players to come back and make us stronger and more time will see more improvement".

With a massive Champions League tie against Debrecen on Tuesday, Benitez expects to see more of his injured troops back in action.

"Yossi played some time today so he should be ok and Albert Riera on the bench. Glen Johnson and Fernando Torres could also be back in contention".

Ash Rose, Goal.com UK