Manager Rafa Benitez believes Liverpool have 'nothing to lose' when they play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Benitez was reluctant to cite Hillsborough as a reason for Liverpool's success, but The Times quotes him as saying: "It could be destiny (that Liverpool go through), but I don't want to play on this too much.

"For some players, like Gerrard and Carragher, it will be an extra motivation, but for the majority it will be a very important game and then they will be thinking about the day afterwards."

Benitez also suggested that he could send out an attacking line-up at Stamford Bridge, and claimed that his side were under not pressure.

"Of course we know that we are now in a very bad position but we have nothing to lose.

"We can approach the game without pressure and anything can happen - that's football.

"If we play without anxiety and nervousness, we can play better.

"Clearly, we will have a lot of fans behind us at Stamford Bridge and we will try and do our best for them and for us because we are professionals."