Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is pleased to see fullback Andrea Dossena tasting international action with Italy.

"It is good for Dossena to play for his national team because it will give him more confidence," said the Reds boss.

"We are happy with him because we know that he is a good player and he is working hard but we also know that he can get better.

"He has done okay so far and he performed well in our last game at Aston Villa, but there is still more to come. It is not easy to come to a new country to play for a new club and to get used to their system, but Dossena is keen to learn and he will get better with more games and more time."