There are not too many managers in the premier league who can boast the fact that they get under Alex Ferguson’s skin, mainly due to the fact that there are not too many who have the nerve to take on the Manchester United manager.
What is clear is that Rafa Benitez is one of the few managers to have outwitted Ferguson, despite what certain sections of the media would have you believe. Rafa is not scared to speak up against the United boss, who himself feels he is above the laws of the game and to a certain extent he may be correct when he says this as the big-wigs at the FA are constantly too scared to punish him.
Ferguson’s constant digs at Rafa Benitez and Liverpool are laughable to say the least, especially when you hear the hypocrisy that comes out of the United manager’s mouth. Before the clash at the weekend Ferguson had the gall to suggest that Liverpool had overachieved last season and he felt that there was no way Rafa’s men could sustain a title challenge this season.
Given the tight purse-strings of George Gillett and Tom Hicks over the past few seasons, I’d be interested to see if Alex Ferguson could keep up with his current level of success at the club if he had the two American’s as his club’s owners. Something tells me that Ferguson would struggle to be challenging for premier league titles and European cups if he had the financial restraint that Rafa has had to put up with.
Rafa’s infamous rant at Ferguson ahead of the trip to the Britannia Stadium last year was perfectly executed and well thought out even if it was labelled by so-called experts of the game as a sign that Rafa was cracking up. The rant was labelled the key factor for Liverpool’s failure to land the title despite the fact the reds only dropped 11 points in their final 17 league games of the season.
If Rafa does leave in the summer, he can at least leave in the comfort of knowing he has been one of the very few managers to play Ferguson at his own game.
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If really Liverpool needs to rebuild, its hard to say this but I reckon the best way to do it is to cash in on Gerrard as we won’t be getting any from the American$.
Lee, you say we only won the FA cup on a penalty shoot out…..Correct me if I’m wrong, did you not win the CL on a penalty shoot me????
why do liverpool blame Fergie on all thier problems…
When another team is in the ascendancy It smacks of either sour grapes or delusion when I see excuses made. Liverpool have not won the title recently because they are not good enough. Its not all about United you know. Since Liverpool lost the title; from memory Leeds, Blackburn, Chelsea and Arsenal have also won. What happened these years ? Did United officials bribe the FA and scupper your chances ?
Rafa is on borrowed time, and he would be gone now if your owners could stomach the millions it would cost them.
Some of the comments I doubt can be serious or do these people really exist. Number 6 by the Soulman ranks at the top of my list for hilarity. Ta
As a liverpool fan, i doubt if we sold Torres for £80million we would be 6th in the league, whereas United have sold Ronaldo for £80mil and are top of the pile
i think this article is a load of rubbish.. too many fans have useless opinions.
Real liverpool fans know we have underachieved since 1990.