327 Quotes by Rafael Benitez

When you are a manager, you must be proud when a club like Real Madrid talk about your future. They and Inter Milan are really big clubs, fantastic clubs, but so are Liverpool. I have been talking with the board and they have told me they share the same ideas as me.

My family are really happy here at Liverpool and I am prepared to have my daughter with a Scouse accent, even though it is sometimes a problem for me.

We knew they needed rest to recover but the problem that gave us was they were all missing the Newcastle game.

We know we can win against them, but over a season the differences are more demanding. But compared to last season we now have a bigger and better squad and I believe we can manage the games in a different way.

We have confidence now going into the derby. We aim to play as well as possible and have every intention to win.

How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?

We know how important the game is for us as individuals and for the club, but we don't have any anxiety,

We are working at getting him here as quick as possible,

Winning trophies has made me put on weight