BENITEZ IS NOT TROPHY BITTER

with Liverpool in 2005 and the FA Cup the following season. And in 2009 they went close to winning the Premier League title.

And Benitez said it’s trophies that the fans remember, not an exciting run of results.

“I like to watch Liverpool – they are a very good team,” said the Spaniard.

“They play with quality and pace and that is what makes the difference in football. They have a lot of players with pace, especially the front three.

“They are strong physically and they also work very hard.

“But when I was there we won four trophies and regularly played in finals and semi-finals. That’s what the fans remember. They don’t remember us beating Aston Villa 5-0.

“What they remember most of