Beni trained with United

Last updated : 19 September 2004 By Kevin Smith
When he was out of work four years ago the Liverpool boss was asked by Sir Alex Ferguson to train with United, and he spent a week with Steve McClaren.

"I went for one week and I had a nice time there," said Benitez. "We were allowed to watch different styles of training.

"Steve McClaren was fantastic with us and we learned such a lot. The football cultures on England and Spain are very different."

Benitez is now inviting fellow Spanish coaches to Melwood to observe Liverpoo's set-up.

"We had one Spanish coach arriving at our training ground today," he added. "There will be another next week and anoter one after that. They want to come here and see what's happening."