‘Facts’ or Fiction: Did Rafa’s ‘rant’ cost Liverpool the title? 

In an extract from Red On Red, a new book about the intense rivalry between Man Utd and Liverpool, Phil McNulty and Jim White recall the then Anfield manager's attempt to take on Alex Ferguson
‘Facts’ or Fiction: Did Rafa’s ‘rant’ cost Liverpool the title? 

BEST OF ENEMIES: Alex Ferguson checks his watch while Rafael Benitez of Liverpool looks on during a Premier League meeting at Anfield. Pic: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images

Sat, 20 Aug, 2022 - 06:45
Jim White and Phil McNulty 

Manchester United 1 Liverpool 4, 

Premier League, Old Trafford, 14 March 2009 

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