Benitez’s Words Come Back To Haunt Him

March 22nd: “I don’t know how interested United were in him last January but they have signed two or three players in his position, sometimes paying more money than we did for Mascherano. We are happy with what we have. I don’t know if United are happy but we are. Javier has a fantastic mentality. He’s a top player who can be a key figure for us over the next few years.” March 23rd: Hargreaves, Carrick, Anderson OR a player who can’t bite his tongue and gets sent off in the biggest game of the season? It’s a tricky one. I will get back to you. You don’t know if United are happy? Yes, Rafa, we are very happy. Fantastic mentality? You mean, when he’s swearing at referees, charging from yards away to question decisions, and sarcastically applauding every decision he doesn’t agree with? Doing this continuously for 44 minutes to the point where it was pretty clear he had a red card hanging over his head, and it being a question of when rather than if he was going to be sent ... [link]