Fergy: “Let Rafa get on with his job!”

Man Ure manager, Alex Ferguson, has spoken out in defence of our under-pressure manager after the backstabbing-antics of our American owners when they approached Jurgen Klingon about Rafa’s managerial seat.

“That was a bad piece of business on Liverpool’s part. That sort of thing can be very upsetting for a manager, as a manager, there are quite a few moments in every week when you’re on your own and people don’t want to knock on your door because they think you’re busy all the time, but you can be sitting there twiddling your thumbs.” said Fergy.

“You can fill your time by phoning other managers and doing other things, but there’s a lot of time spent on your own and, in moments like that, Rafa must feel very alone.

“How you react depends on what kind of person you are and Rafa seems a stubborn character who can put aside emotion, whereas Martin Jol seemed to be more affected by it when a similar thing happened to him at Spurs.

He added: “I’ve been very fortunate at United because I have had good directors, people like Bobby Charlton and Martin Edwards, who always supported me very well. At big clubs, it is paramount that the board shows their class.

“Twenty years ago, Liverpool were a closely knit and well-run club and, when Peter Robinson was the secretary, a tightly run ship.

“Obviously results matter and they matter to me and they also matter to the likes of Arsene Wenger. But Wenger had great support from David Dein at Arsenal and I’ve had great support, too, ever since I came here.

“So there is unity there. You should allow a manager to get on with his job.”