Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez rates Pepe Reina as the best goalkeeper in the Premiership.

Benitez also rates Reina ahead of Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas and told liverpoolfc.tv: "His style of football is very good for any league, but especially the Premier League because you need to be physical.

"The ball is in the air a lot. He's good in his six-yard box but also outside it.

"I'd say he is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League and also in Spain.

"He's very, very important for us, not just because he's a good goalkeeper but also because of his mentality."