Rafa has Red Devils On Run ; Benitez Banishes United Hoodoo As Liverpool Prove Title Credentials

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THE record books will show it was worth three points. But for Rafael Benitez, exorcising the ghost of his team's most bitter rivals could ultimately prove of considerably greater value.

By finally gaining their first league victory over Manchester United under the Spaniard's tutelage at the ninth attempt, Liverpool didn't merely rama spoke in the wheels of the English and European champions.

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Rafa has Red Devils On Run ; Benitez Banishes United Hoodoo As Liverpool Prove Title Credentials

Nor did they just send a statement of intent to their rest of the Premier League they are now capable of beating all-comers.

Most importantly, they transmitted a resounding message to themselves and the club's supporters that they now possess the belief they can register a genuine championship challenge.

Of course, nobody, least of all Benitez himself, will be carried away by one win that many in any case believe was long overdue.

But had ...

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