ah-hoo-hoo-hooooo!!!
Player power proved Rafa's downfall after several of the Reds’ biggest stars, including Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, made clear their loss of faith in the manager.
Some had even stated privately that they would leave if Benitez stayed. The board were left with the painful decision of choosing between Benitez and their world class players.
... in the end they decided they simply couldn’t trust the manager to spend the money that would be raised by the sale of so many big names.
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