Rafa: Forget mind games

Rafael Benitez has advised Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini to forget about trying to win any mind games in the battle for the Premier League title.

Benitez came off worst in his psychological warfare with Alex Ferguson but the former Liverpool and Inter Milan boss claims such tactics will make little difference to the outcome of this season’s title race.

Benitez, speaking at the Soccerex conference, said: “As a manager you need to worry about your job and your team — not the mind games.