Benitez reignites Ferguson feud

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has reiterated his 2009 claim that Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson puts undue pressure on match officials.

The pair have shared a fractious relationship for years, dating back to Benitez’s spell in charge of Liverpool and highlighted by the Spaniard’s famous rant four years ago in which he suggested Ferguson was never punished for verbally abusing referees and their assistants.