THE wait for a League win over Manchester United continues for Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez.

He has faced them eight times, and ended up drawing one and losing seven.

Liverpool last beat United in April 2004 - the 1-0 win coming two months before the arrival of Benitez.

The eight matches under the Spaniard:

Sept 20, 2004
Man Utd 2 Liverpool 1 (Silvestre 20, 66, O'Shea 54og)

Jan 15, 2005
Liverpool 0 Man Utd 1 (Rooney 21. Brown sent off)

Sept 18, 2005
Liverpool 0 Man Utd 0

Jan 22, 2006
Man Utd 1 Liverpool 0 (Ferdinand 90)

Oct 22, 2006
Man Utd 2 Liverpool 0 (Scholes 39, Ferdinand 66)

March 3, 2007

Liverpool 0 Man Utd 1
(O'Shea 90. Scholes sent off)

Dec 16, 2007
Liverpool 0 Man Utd 1 (Tevez 43)

March 23, 2008
Man Utd 3 Liverpool 0 (Brown 34, Ronaldo 79, Nani 81. Mascherano sent off)

"We were always on top. It wouldn't have made a difference." - WAYNE ROONEY, Man United striker, on whether Mascherano's red card was a turning point

'He didn't say anything. In these big games, to lose a player like this - strange." - RAFAEL BENITEZ, Liverpool manager, on the Mascherano incident