Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez hailed the clubs pre-season trip to the Far East as amazing.

Happy Rafa

Last night Liverpool defeated Singapore 5-0 in front of a crowd of just over 50,000, this followed a 1-1 draw with Thailand on Wednesday, goals from new man Hungarian forward Kristian Nemeth (2), Torres, Voronin and Riera left Benitez beaming, he said:

“When you go to Asia sometimes you think it will be tough with all the travelling but it’s been really good and the fans have been fantastic.

“The atmospheres have been great and everyone has wanted to help us.

“When you see the faces of the fans you know that it was good to come here. The fans were like in Anfield, amazing.

“We’ve been here for a week and today you could see that the team was stronger and fitter.

“It was a good game, especially in the second half when we had more space and they were a bit tired. We could go forward and create more chances.

“We worked hard and played at a high tempo with a professional mentality. We won and scored a lot of goals so I think that will make the next game easier.

“You can see that some of them are a little bit tired, but the mentality and attitude was good.

“If we can play these kind of games with this intensity, it will be really good to improve the condition of the players. We need to be a little bit sharper but I feel it’s just a question of time.”