Former Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez insists Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool can be beaten.

The Reds are on course to secure their first league title in 30 years having gone 26 matches without defeat so far this season.

Yet former Liverpool boss Benitez believes he knows the formula to overcome the champions-elect.

"When our Newcastle United team played Liverpool, our quick players weren't faster than theirs were, so in the end the only way to get something from the game is to be really solid," Benitez told the Athletic.

"The problem is that you cannot keep this solidity up forever if they are on top of you all the time.

"Defending for 90 minutes is impossible, so you have to try to create something on the counter-attack, to be a threat, to give them something to be more worried about."

Benitez feels Liverpool's ability to sign the best players in the transfer market has proved to be the big catalyst for their success; noting specifically the acquisition's of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson.

He added: "You have to try and get away from their pressing. To beat Liverpool or City you need speed and skill in the wide areas up front; if not, it just comes down to passing the ball — you will not be better than them at that, and they will usually be faster and stronger than you."