"Of course he is as good as anyone. He can compete with anyone, he won the Spanish league with Valencia after 15 years. Real Madrid and Barcelona were fighting for the title and he arrived in his first season and won the title.
"This is very difficult in Spain. Now he has to do the same thing with Liverpool. I think Rafa Benítez is more English now than Spanish. He has learnt a lot every day from his players, professionals like Stevie and Carra."