Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez says he has no sympathy for Rafa Benitez after their defeat of Liverpool.

It left sixth-placed Liverpool's pursuit of Champions League qualification precariously placed with just nine matches of their campaign remaining.

But Martinez was not too concerned for his fellow Spaniard, saying: "Rafa doesn't need my sympathy because he is too talented to be worried.

"I think there are too many managers worried at the moment for me to sympathise with anyone.

"It is quite clear there are still many games. Liverpool have been playing a certain way for a long time now and they have huge experience in their ranks.

"Liverpool, in my eyes, are an outstanding team and I don't see them being too far away from the top four."