BENAYOUN STORIES

I HATE international breaks. But not this one. If ever the Reds needed a time out it is now. One win in nine, Torres, Gerrard and now Benayoun and Riera needing to recover from injuries. So boring and often pointless as they are, this is one break Kopites will surely welcome.

Liverpool's problems mount as Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera ruled out

Liverpool duo Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera have both been ruled out for a month.

IAN RUSH: Craft of injured Yossi Benayoun will be missed by Liverpool FC

WHEN your first and second best players have struggled with injury, you don’t want to then lose your third best player for a lengthy spell.

Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera add to Rafa Benitez's worries as Liverpool duo face a month on the sidelines

Liverpool pair Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera will miss key games at home and abroad after picking up hamstring injuries that will sideline them for at least a month.

Benayoun asked to excel

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has asked Yossi Benayoun to fill the probable void left by Steven Gerrard.

Rafael Benitez challenges Yossi Benayoun to inspire Liverpool FC

RAFA BENITEZ today challenged Yossi Benayoun to inspire Liverpool’s return to winning ways – as he prepared Alberto Aquilani for his Anfield debut.

Liverpool FC’s Yossi Benayoun looks to break the Thames barrier at Fulham again

YOSSI BENAYOUN smiles broadly as he recalls the frenzied, manic scenes that greeted what should have been the most significant goal of his Liverpool career.

IAN RUSH: Liverpool FC's Ryan Babel can learn from Yossi Benayoun

RAFA BENITEZ asked his players to do their talking on the pitch and Yossi Benayoun responded brilliantly at Anfield on Saturday.

Liverpool FC's Yossi Benayoun happy to be Mr Versatile

HAT-TRICK hero Yossi Benayoun is happy to be Mr Versatile if it helps him secure a starting spot at Liverpool.

Yossi Benayoun forgets his Israel woe with a hat-trick for Liverpool

Their ceaseless complaining on the subject suggests otherwise but club managers do receive the odd benefit from international football. The wreckage that is Diego Maradona's befuddled reign in Argentina, plus Israel's humiliation by Latvia last weekend, provided Rafael Benítez with two positives he fused into a shattering negative for Burnley.It has been overlooked amid the debate over Lucas Leiva's worth to Liverpool that, on current form, Javier Mascherano is more deserving of any axe that Benítez might swing at his central midfielders when playing lesser lights at Anfield. A pelvic inj

Liverpool FC manager Rafa Benitez hails Yossi Benayoun

RAFA BENITEZ hailed the performance of hat-trick hero Yossi Benayoun after Liverpool’s 4-0 demolition of Premier League new boys Burnley.

Yossi Benayoun central to Liverpool's rout Burnley at Anfield

Yossi Benayoun hattrick and captain's performance from Steven Gerrard sees Liverpool to comprehensive victory.

Benayoun looking to cement place

Yossi Benayoun hopes his hat-trick against Burnley can help secure regular first-team football at Liverpool.

Liverpool 4 Burnley 0: Benayoun grabs hat-trick as Reds banish the doubts

Yossi Benayoun grabbed a hat-trick as Liverpool produced a thoroughly convincing performance at Anfield against Barclays Premier League new boys Burnley.

Benayoun hat-trick sinks Clarets

Yossi Benayoun grabbed a hat-trick as Liverpool produced a thoroughly convincing performance at Anfield hammering Barclays Premier League new boys Burnley 4-0.