Special relationships? Rafa can hardly talk!

I MADE reference last week to the vain hope of an impartial referee for our game against Liverpool. I was obviously asking for the impossible. No doubt Lampard’s red will be rescinded, but that’s not the point is it?

As manager of Liverpool, Benitez probably has the least right to whinge about United/Ferguson’s “special relationship” with referees.

Six Liverpool opponents have been sent off in the 24 league games played so far (ie 25% of matches). No Liverpool opponents have been sent off in Cup ties or European matches. No Liverpool player has been dismissed this season. Life’s full of strange statistics, isn’t it?