Rafa explains Aquilani absences

Rafa explains Aquilani absences

Published Dec. 1, 2009 7:23 p.m. ET

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists he will not bow to critics who want Alberto Aquilani to be rushed into the first team.

The Reds boss' tactics have been questioned as his £20million summer signing has remained on the substitutes bench over recent weeks and only earned a strange 30-second outing in the UEFA Champions League win at Debrecen.

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