Benitez laughing all the way to the bank

Rafael Benitez won a prized reputation in Spain as a lucky manager…and he’s certainly brought all that good fortune with him to Liverpool.

The new Anfield chief masterminded one of the greatest comebacks in Liverpool’s proud European history to achieve a 3-1 victory over Olympiacos in front of an ecstatic Kop to ensure progress into the money-spinning second stage of the Champions League.