Benitez today urged his players to claim another three home points against Aston Villa tonight - and serve notice that Anfield will be a fortress for opposition teams this season.
Having comfortably seen off the challenge of
"We have talked about trying to push teams from the beginning at Anfield," Benitez said.
"If we can create some chances in the first few minutes it sends out a good message. It's important to show teams our desire to win. At home we have fantastic fans behind us pushing us on.
"It's vital our home form is good. Teams already know that coming to Anfield is difficult and the more games we win the more difficult they will realise it is."
Villa will arrive on Merseyside still haunted by their 5-0 thrashing at Anfield last term - and Benitez is hoping his side can produce a similarly deadly display to ensure they keep pace with the early season league leaders.
"We were on a good run at that time, we played really well and scored a lot of goals," Benitez added. "That was very positive and hopefully we can play at that level against Villa once again.
The confidence of the players is high after the Stoke game but this will be a totally different game. "Villa are a good team with quality and pace. They also have plenty of experience."
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