Rafa Benitez Players Quotations

We still have the FA Cup and we still have the league and a Champions League qualification place to secure. We must put this behind us quickly. My players are very upset by losing the chance of retaining their European title, but the world must move on and we have other things to achieve.

I spoke to some players after the game and pointed out a few mistakes we made.

I intend to use all the players in my squad.

It's important for me to have these players back. We have a lot of important games coming up and the more players I have available for selection the better,

It is true that he offered to give up the captaincy but I spoke to some players and our idea was the same -- that Stevie should be our captain.