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Manchester United´s volatile clash with bitter rivals Liverpool today really doesn´t need any more spice… but Rafa Benitez has thoughtfully provided it by accusing his opposite number of manipulating match ref Steve Bennett.
Surely not. The mild mannered, quietly spoken former Glasgow detective would never attempt such a terrible thing, would he? Well that´s the spin the Spaniard has put on Fergie´s calls this week for Cristiano Ronaldo to get more protection from referees.
"Ferguson is clever, that is clear. After a difficult game, he was talking about referees and before this game against Liverpool he is talking about protecting Ronaldo," said Benitez.
Fergie certainly knows his onions when it comes to this kind of thing but it would appear that the …