RAFAEL BENITEZ could open a supermarket with the amount of sour grapes coming out of Anfield at the moment. Why does he do it? As if the “fact” tirade a few months ago wasn’t bad enough, he now insists that “If Man Utd have more points, it only means they have more points, that’s all, nothing else.”
Well, not really. It means a great deal more than that to be perfectly honest. First and foremost, the league table doesn’t lie, so if United have more points than Liverpool, it means they have been the better side.
Benitez also fails to mention that United are due to play a second successive Champions League Final next week; a competition that his own side were knocked out of at the quarter-final stage. What about the Carling Cup? If my memory serves me right, United won that competition back in February after a penalty shoot-out against Spurs. FA Cup? True, United didn’t win this; they narrowly missed out, losing to Everton in the semi-final’s on penalties; Liverpool were eliminated by the same opposition back in round 4.
Liverpool have certainly made great strides this season, but the reality is that they have failed to win a trophy since their FA Cup triumph in 2006. A fact their manager would do well to remember.
Well, not really. It means a great deal more than that to be perfectly honest. First and foremost, the league table doesn’t lie, so if United have more points than Liverpool, it means they have been the better side.
Benitez also fails to mention that United are due to play a second successive Champions League Final next week; a competition that his own side were knocked out of at the quarter-final stage. What about the Carling Cup? If my memory serves me right, United won that competition back in February after a penalty shoot-out against Spurs. FA Cup? True, United didn’t win this; they narrowly missed out, losing to Everton in the semi-final’s on penalties; Liverpool were eliminated by the same opposition back in round 4.
Liverpool have certainly made great strides this season, but the reality is that they have failed to win a trophy since their FA Cup triumph in 2006. A fact their manager would do well to remember.
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