Crouch To Benayoun: Beat Russia For England

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Liverpool rallied around Yossi Benayoun's hat-trick to pick up a record 8-0 win over Besiktas.

The midfielder has had a mixed start to his Liverpool career, being in and out of the first team to the point that he even hinted towards an exit, but it all came together on Tuesday night.

“I was delighted for Yossi because he’s a great lad," said Crouch.

"It was fantastic to see him getting the hat-trick against Besiktas and he was involved in almost everything.”

Benayoun is now being pushed to produce similar goods for Israel against Russia.

“Of course now it would be great to see him make himself a hero to the England fans as well as the Liverpool ones," said the 6ft 7in striker.


“Me and Stevie Gerrard have been getting into him, don’t worry about that, trying to keep him fresh for the Israel game.

"We certainly need him to help Israel play well too. Hopefully he will do us a job against Russia."

To qualify, England must beat Croatia in their only remaining game, and home that Russia drop points against Israel or Andorra.