Football: Compassion for Smith Shows the Mark of Benitez ; Comment Graciously Benitez's Compassion for Alan Smith Over-Rode Any Other Consideration

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SADLY, the abiding memory of this match will be the sickening injury to Alan Smith and the shameful chants of so-called Liverpool supporters.

As Smith lay stricken on the Anfield turf, the horrified reaction of his team-mates told the chilling story of what Sir Alex Ferguson described as the worst injury he'd ever seen.

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Football: Compassion for Smith Shows the Mark of Benitez ; Comment Graciously Benitez's Compassion for Alan Smith Over-Rode Any Other Consideration

Bob Paisley said something similar following the terrible damage done to Jim Beglin - a wild tackle by Everton's Gary Stevens effectively endin...

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