Liverpool boss Rafa
Benitez says Jose Mourinho has made a mistake in trying to belittle
the club.
Chelsea chief Mourinho aimed a swipe at Liverpool and Benitez ahead
of this week's UEFA Champions League clash by suggesting Liverpool
were not a big club for not challenging for the title and that they
were only good in knock-out competitions.
Benitez is ready to use Mourinho's slurs as inspiration for next
week's semi-final second leg meeting between the two sides at
Anfield.
"I think Mourinho has made a big mistake by talking about the
history of our club," Benitez told the daily newspaper.
"Our history is massive. He can't say anything about it.
"In the last three years alone we've won four trophies.
"We're playing Chelsea again in a few days, so I don't want to talk
about these mind games.
"We were friends, but we are not now and I prefer to think about
football and not the other things.
"But the difference on Tuesday is that we will play with 12
players.
"That is the key for me and they [Chelsea] must be worried because
our supporters can score goals. To lose just 1-0 after playing
badly is really positive for us.
"If we can improve just a little bit on Tuesday, then we will be
there."