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Maxi Rodriguez recalls Rafa Benitez lie which helped secure Liverpool transfer
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dailystar.co.ukFormer Liverpool star Maxi Rodriguez has admitted he lied to Rafa Benitez about being able to speak English in order to seal a move to Anfield in 2010.
Rodriguez enjoyed three years at Liverpool after joining from Atletico Madrid, scoring 17 goals in 73 appearances for the Reds.
He was part of the side who clinched the 2011/12 League Cup under Kenny Dalglish, seeing off Cardiff on penalties in the Wembley showpiece.
But the Argentinian has revealed his switch to Merseyside may never have happened had he not told a “little lie” to Benitez about his English skills. “Rafa told me that it was very important for everyone to speak English in the dressing room,” he recalled. “He asked me if I knew how to speak the language and I said 'yes, of
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