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Rafa Benitez insists his Liverpool side CANNOT be compared to Jurgen Klopp's quadruple chasers because he 'signs £40m players for the BENCH'... and Spaniard tells all on life at Everton (where a player got injured dropping furniture on himself!)

Rafael Benitez has played down comparisons between his Liverpool side and Jurgen Klopp's because of their greater spending power, and opened up on life at Everton.

The Spaniard, who spent six years at Liverpool from 2004-2010, claimed his transfer budget was only £20million, whereas current boss Klopp can sign £40m players for the bench.

And Benitez told Spanish outlet AS in a wide-ranging interview that he does not regret joining Everton in an ill-fated six-month tenure, and bemoans the bad luck he suffered at Goodison Park.

Rafa Benitez has said his Liverpool side cannot be compared to Jurgen Klopp's current team

He said: 'People remember (my) team.