Benitez happy after win

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The Reds moved above rivals Everton on Wednesday night with a 4-0 win over West Ham - Fernando Torres hit his second successive home hat-trick with Steven Gerrard also scoring - leaving Benitez able to manage a smile at last after a match.

Benitez said: "It is good that we are running into form at a crucial time of the season. We are playing well as a team, working as a team, that is the difference in our play now."

He added: "Torres is in great form and he is on fire. Everyone has confidence now that we will score."

Liverpool have now won three league games on the trot, and Benitez said: "It is now in our own hands whether we qualify for the Champions League.

"But we need to win at home to Newcastle on Saturday so we can then turn our attention to Inter Milan in the Champions League next week high on confidence."

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley was fuming afterwards, saying: "We made no impression on Liverpool in any area of the pitch.

"We have had two tough games against Chelsea and now Liverpool, and made no impression on either side. I expected it to be hard, but I did not expect it to be like this.

"But this is the first four days of our season that we have let ourselves down. These last two performances have not been good enough, so now we have to go to Tottenham on Sunday and get back on track."

He added: "I heard our fans voicing their disapproval, they think that playing 4-5-1 is negative. But that is how Liverpool played tonight, even if they had top players who could change a game."