Not a dig mate, but you've not been to a Manc vs Liverpool game have you? Never heard a Manc fan who goes to games try to downplay being slaughtered at Old Trafford like that before.
Benitez is one of the most sought after managers in world football. Liverpool fans should thank their lucky stars that he's fallen in love with us, our club and our city. All goes back to his Valencia team being applauded when they slaughtered us 2-0 at Anfield all those years back.
Odd how much harder it became for the Mancs after Benitez' 'rant' wasn't it? From strolling through games, to scraping last minute wins and having to graft hard to win. If you'd seen Liverpool's games in December, it was obvious the squad was tiring, we had Gerrard up for an assault charge and results were starting to falter. Took all the pressure off the team. Quality management.
Would you trade Berbatov for Torres? Go on admit it, you would. And you'd probably throw in Tevez too. How about Aurelio for Evra? Think how well he'd link up play for you lot while being more solid defensively too. How about Alonso for Hargreaves and Carrick? You'd bite my arm off. How about Mascherano? Would you trade Nani, Anderson, Fletcher and maybe throw in Carrick and Hargreaves too? You know you would.
The reason why the Mancs have won the title this season is the depth and strength of their squad. Plain and simple. Ferguson has been amassing players for over a decade at the world's richest club (which also now happens to have the world's biggest debt
). No shame in that at all. It's something which should be a matter of pride - that you've fended off Liverpool making their first decent title challenge in a decade. The worrying thing for the Mancs is that you've only just squeaked it despite that massive advantage. If Liverpool improve again next season, will it be the same story? Will be fun finding out
