Liverpool fullback Fabio Aurelio has hit out at Rafa Benitez's critics.

Aurelio admits he can't explain why the Reds boss comes under fire for rotating his squad and told liverpoolfc.tv: "It is the same with the other big teams. They all have big squads with good players, so I don't understand this.

"We are in a good position in the title race and in the Champions League, so maybe it's people trying to find weak points to try to stop us or create trouble. But we are used to this happening now.

"We have our job to do and we have to be focused on that and not what other people are talking about."