O’Neill fumes at ‘untrue’ Rafa claims

FURIOUS Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has accused Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez of lying when he said “prolonged discussions” had taken place between the pair over the possible move of skipper Gareth Barry to the Reds.

It is simply untrue and it is disingenuous of him to say we have had prolonged discussions,” said O’Neill.

“We have not and he knows that. He knows that clearly. It is not true.”