"After a game when a team comes to Anfield and plays a top side like that, looking for a draw, what else can you call them?" Benitez reasonably asked.
"Playing against a small team, it is not easy when they have nine men behind the ball. One team wanted to win while one team came not to lose.
"We controlled the game and had all the possession, and they had one chance from our mistake. After that we controlled everything."
Rafa's remarks upset the Blues. Chief Executive Keith Wyness had a tantrum in the directors box while Bill Kenwright threw his toys out of his pram.