Rafa Benitez and his infamous “facts” speech cropped up again in the BBC documentary about Liverpool ’s 30 year wait for the title.
And Yossi Benayoun has claimed that Liverpool legends Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher accused Benitez in a meeting the next day of potentially costing them the title in 2009 with his rant about Manchester United getting favourable decisions.
Ex-Liverpool midfielder Benayoun, speaking on Israeli TV, said: “When we were leading in the league, Rafa Benitez suddenly came to a press conference and suddenly pulled out a paper.
We did not know he was going to do it. “It was the day before the game and before our meeting and he opened on Alex Ferguson from all directions.
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