Liverpool will find it difficult to rekindle old flair: Benitez

London: Former Liverpool Football Club manager Rafael Benitez feels money being pumped into the English Premier League (EPL) is making life more difficult for the Reds to rekindle the glory days of the 1980s. “When I arrived at Liverpool, the budget was 20 million pounds ($26.79 million) gross. When I left, it was 17 million […]

London: Former Liverpool Football Club manager Rafael Benitez feels money being pumped into the English Premier League (EPL) is making life more difficult for the Reds to rekindle the glory days of the 1980s.

"When I arrived at Liverpool, the budget was 20 million pounds ($26.79 million) gross. When I left, it was 17 million pounds ($22.77 million), but still people said I must win the title, I must compete," Benitez was quoted as saying by ESPNFC.