News about Rafael Benitez

Rafael Benitez has hailed former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard as the most complete player he has ever managed.

Nearly 20 years after Rafael Benitez first brought Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa together at Anfield, the former teammates will clash as managers of London clubs: Arbeloa's Fulham takes on Alonso's Chelsea on Monday. Although just two miles separate their current teams' stadiums, their journeys to the managerial elite have been strikingly different.