Rafa Benitez does not want Liverpool to win the Premier League, says Tim Sherwood (Image: GETTY/PREMIER LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS)
Te won’t want to be the manager who never won the league and let Jurgen Klopp win it
Tim Sherwood on Rafa Benitez not wanting Liverpool to win the league
Liverpool are currently one point behind leaders Manchester City with three games of the season remaining.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have to visit St James' Park to face Benitez’s Newcastle next Saturday in what could prove a vital match in the title race.
And Sherwood does not think Benitez will want to do his old side a favour, despite his success at the club.
“You look at that Newcastle fixture, Rafa Benitez isn’t it, the old Liverpool manager,” Sherwood told Premier League Productions.
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Sherwood says Rafa Benitez would not want to help Liverpool win their first title (Image: PREMIER LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS)
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Newcastle and Rafa Benitez welcome Liverpool in their penultimate game of the season (Image: GETTY)
“Contrary to what people might believe, Rafa Benitez does not want Liverpool to win the league.
“I don’t think he will I don’t think he will.
“As much as the Liverpool fans will believe that Rafa will be a Liverpool fan, he won’t want to be the manager who never won the league and let Jurgen Klopp win it.”