LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez claimed that Steven Gerrard repaid the club's supporters with an inspirational hat-trick as the European champions launched the defence of their title with a 3-0 win against Total Network Solutions at Anfield on Wednesday.
Gerrard, the Liverpool captain, faced the supporters for the first time since performing an astonishing U-turn on his future at the club last week by signing a new four-year contract and rejecting a £35 million move to Chelsea just days after claiming he wanted to leave Anfield.
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