Thursday, February 16, 2006

Fergie : Rafa one of the good guys

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted his great admiration for Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez.

Ahead of tomorrow's big FA Cup showdown at Anfield, Fergie told leaguemanagers.com: "I enjoyed his company in the last Uefa coaches' seminar, it was good.

"We sat beside each other on the coach going to the meeting and I think he's a straightforward guy. That's good to see and it does your players good.

"They can see the quality of the person - success has not changed him."

And Ferguson added: "We don't like to see people changing within our own confines.

"I don't like to see United players change and I'm sure that Rafael is the same. He doesn't want to see his players change.

"Managers like Rafael put the marker down about what they are and hopefully it transfers itself to the players."

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