Ferguson blasts Liverpool
owners
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised Liverpool's
American owners for the way they have undermined manager Rafa
Benitez.
Tom Hicks and George Gillett upset the club's supporters after
admitting they had sounded out Jurgen Klinsmann as a possible
replacement for the Spaniard.
"What happened was a bad piece of business on Liverpool's part, no
doubt about that," Ferguson commented.
"That can be very upsetting. You should let a manager get on with
his job."
Sir Alex is the longest-serving manager in English football, having
been appointed at Old Trafford in 1986.
In that time he has become the most successful manager in British
football history.
Under his stewardship, the club has won nine Premier League titles,
five FA Cups, two League Cups, the European Cup, the Cup Winners'
Cup, the Super Cup and Inter-Continental Cup with players.
Since Benitez took over at Anfield, Liverpool have won the FA Cup
and Champions League.
But that has not prevented him having a high-profile falling out
with the club's owners, and Ferguson said their lack of backing for
their man did not make Benitez's job any easier.
"At big clubs, it's absolutely paramount that the board show their
class," said Ferguson.
"Arsene Wenger has had great support at Arsenal and I've had great
support, too, ever since I came here. So there's a certain type of
unity there."
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