Steven Gerrard was the catalyst behind Liverpool Football Club’s Boxing Day success.

Rafael Benitez has called for his skipper to up his game during the second half of the season, and the England ace responded with the first goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Yossi Benayoun added a second late on to sink the Premier League new-boys, who were anguished by the referee’s decision to dismiss Stephen Ward earlier on.

"It was important to win and the first goal was really, really important for us. The second one was killing the game,” said Benitez.

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