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Rafa Benitez destroys Jamie Carragher with savage £200m comment to leave Gary Neville in stitches
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Published 14:02 21 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Rafa Benitez destroys Jamie Carragher with savage £200m comment to leave Gary Neville in stitches

Savage from Rafa.

Tom Jenkins

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Rafa Benitez left the entire Overlap panel in stitches after brutal dig at his former player Jamie Carragher during the latest episode of the podcast.

Benitez is currently without a club after being sacked by Celta Vigo following a 4-0 loss to Real Madrid last season after taking over in 2023.

Prior to his appointment in La Liga, the Spaniard had returned to the Premier League as Everton boss, where he managed six and a half months in charge before being sacked in January.

Benitez inherited an impressive squad from Carlo Ancelotti, which had been second in the Premier League at Christmas the season before the former Liverpool boss' arrival.

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However, after forcing both James Rodriguez and Lucas Digne out of the club, and reinforcing with the likes of Salomon Rondon and Andros Townsend his tenure at Everton was never going to last.

Despite his recent woes, Benitez remains one of the most highly-rated coaches of his generation with his time at Liverpool particularly impressive.

In his recent appearance on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Benitez explained his time at Everton wasn't as bad as many think.

“I have some Everton fans say ‘We saved the club’ because we didn’t spend the money. So if we spent the money it would have been even worse," he claimed.

On the podcast, Benitez also talked through the changes he has had to deal with as his career has progressed, particularly with the changes to the transfer market in the modern era.

Carragher/Benitez- Getty
Carragher/Benitez- Getty

While explaining the huge market inflation managers now deal with, Benitez couldn't help but through a dig at Carragher.

“If you want to buy Gerrard & Carragher this time, you pay £200m. £180m for Gerrard and £20m for Carragher," Carragher joked.

The 64-year-old's cheeky dig made Gary Neville, Jill Scott, and Roy Keane completely lose it.

Carragher played under Benitez for the entirety of his six-year spell from 2004-2010 and started the infamous 2005 Champions League final which saw Liverpool come from 3-0 down to defeat AC Milan.

Featured Image Credit: The Overlap

Topics: Rafa Benitez, Jamie Carragher, Everton, Liverpool, Premier League, Football

Tom Jenkins
Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible. Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA, Boxing and Cricket. Suffers weekly as an Evertonian.

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