Coach reveals Rafael Benitez was in communication with bench from sick bed

Newcastle 1, Swansea 0: Absent manager Rafael Benitez was the architect behind Newcastle’s 1-0 win at Swansea, his assistant Francisco de Miguel Moreno revealed after their Liberty Stadium success.

Newcastle 1, Swansea 0: Absent manager Rafael Benitez was the architect behind Newcastle’s 1-0 win at Swansea, his assistant Francisco de Miguel Moreno revealed after their Liberty Stadium success.

Benitez missed the game - won by skipper Jamaal Lascelles’ 76th-minute header - as he was recovering at home after being laid low by an infection following recent hernia surgery.