Rafa Benitez says Liverpool had a player who was even more complete than Cristiano Ronaldo
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8-second readFormer Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has named Steven Gerrard as the best player he ever coached, placing the Anfield legend ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Samuel Eto’o.
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Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has named Steven Gerrard as the best player he ever coached, placing the Anfield legend ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Samuel Eto’o.
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Empire of the Kop · reported · 2026-10-07 14:59 UTC
Rafa Benitez says one player he managed at Liverpool was ‘more complete’ than Cristiano Ronaldo ↗
Rafael Benitez has named one player he managed at Liverpool as the most ‘complete’ he’s ever worked with in his extensive coaching career. The Spaniard spent six seasons at Anfield between 2004 and 2010, winning the Champions League and FA
CaughtOffside · reported · 2026-10-07 18:50 UTC
Rafa Benitez says Liverpool had a player who was even more complete than Cristiano Ronaldo ↗
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has named Steven Gerrard as the best player he ever coached, placing the Anfield legend ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Samuel Eto’o. Benitez worked with some of the biggest names in world
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