Sami Hyypia was delighted to gain a rare start in Liverpool's victory at Bolton on Saturday.

"It was nice to play and when we win it's a double satisfaction for me," Hyypia told liverpoolfc.tv. "That's what I'm here for to help the team. Every time the manager puts me on the pitch I always try to do my best."

The Reds number four also felt it was important for Rafael Benitez's men to bounce back to winning ways after the midweek Carling Cup exit at Tottenham.

"We showed character to bounce back and win at Bolton but it was a different team to the one that played on Wednesday," said Hyypia.

"In saying that the team we had out against Tottenham should have done better. We let ourselves down. I think we did a good job against Bolton, although we can't be happy with the second half performance because they made it too difficult for us.

"It was important to get the second goal which gave us a breather and we were more calm then and could have scored more goals in the end. It's good to keep getting three points and putting the pressure on the other teams.

"The most important thing is to look at our game and concentrate on getting the next three points. We can't let our standards and work rate slip and we have to give 100 per cent in every game."