Benitez: "It's time to be Ruthless."

Rafael Benitez believes Liverpool must be more ruthless in front of goal if they are to banish their Stoke City hoodoo at Anfield tonight.

The Reds failed to hit the back of the net in both meetings with the Potters last season despite dominating for long periods. It is a statistic the Spaniard is eager to condemn to the record books as he looks for his team to give the perfect response following Sunday's opening day defeat at Spurs. "It was only the first game of the season and there are still lots of games to play," said Benitez. "We have to be calm and do our job. "We know the Stoke game will be tough and difficult, but we have to create our chances and take them. These kind of games can change with one opportunity if you score. "We know we have to play better and will be in front of our fans, and they know the only way we can improve is by helping to support the team. "We want to create the chances we did against Stoke last year and this time take them. To create 20 chances in a game has to be enough."