"It is the best way to do it," Benitez told a news conference on Friday.
"This game against United could be the right opportunity for us. It's a massive game against our rivals and the fans will be right behind the team from the first minute to the last minute."
"I'm relaxed in terms of my position," the Spaniard said. "As a manager you know that you will have good moments and bad moments. At this moment we know that we have to improve, we have to win and it's a question of time.
"I'm sure once we have won one game then everything will change."
Torres has missed the last two games with an abdominal strain while Gerrard limped out of Tuesday's Champions League defeat to Lyon with a recurrence of a groin injury.
"The three of them will be late decisions," said Benitez. "We have to decide tomorrow because they are training and working with the physios."
