Rafael Benitez has reiterated his belief that Steven Gerrard is a better player than Frank Lampard. The two talented midfield men come face to face at Stamford Bridge tomorrow as Liverpool aim to cut the gap on league leaders Chelsea. Lampard goes into the crucial game as the newly crowned England player of the season, narrowly pipping Gerrard, but Benitez is in no doubt about which player he would rather have in his side. "You look at Steven and what he has done for us this season, to have scored 17 goals for Liverpool, that is just fantastic," says the Reds boss. "I don't know how important Lampard is for Mourinho, but Gerrard is the key for us. People compare the two players and they say that Lampard scores more goals and he plays more games. "But to score 17 goals for a team like Liverpool that scores far less than Chelsea, that shows Gerrard really is the key player. "Lampard is a very good player but he has very many good players - very expensive players - around him at all times," said the Anfield coach. "Sometimes Chelsea have such dominance that they can coast through games - they find it easier at times to win matches. "So people say that Lampard plays so many games, but when you are winning two or three-nil with plenty of time to go, then it is easier to manage that game, to rest in the contest. "We don't have that luxury and it means our players get harder matches. Gerrard has to play hard through many matches but he is still offering so much to us every game."
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