Benitez better than expected - Gillett

Liverpool’s new co-owner George Gillett has admitted he and partner Tom Hicks had no idea how good a manager Rafael Benitez was when they bought the club for nearly £500m (€730m).

The American sports mogul, together with Hicks, watched Liverpool’s incredible Champions League semi-final triumph over Chelsea at Anfield last night and then hailed the Spanish coach who has taken the club to their second European Cup final in three seasons.