Please go back to my post, re-read it, where I said I believe Klopp is a better manager and had more success. However, my point is, I believe the success Benitez has had at Liverpool is comparable to the success Klopp has had. Not as good, but still, comparable. Klopp has been more successful, yes, but I do think it's comparable. Both lifting the CL, the super cup, Benitez lifting the FA cup, Klopp the PL. Let me re-iterate so you don't take offence - I believe Klopp has been more successful, but I find it very fickle to dismiss one of your best managers in the your recent history, in an attempt to defend your current, under-fire manager.
You'd have won at least 1 title with Benitez if you weren't up against Sir Alex Ferguson, the greatest Premier League manager, ever. So, there you go, both would have won more. It's exactly the same, but you're only talking up what else Klopp could have done, and ignoring what Benitez could have done. You didn't win another title, you've won 1 title, and you're imploding because Klopp has ran you into the ground for 3 years. It's not sustainable, nor as admirable as say, building a City-style team that know when to press, when to run, when to stroll. It Foden, Sterling, Jesus won't all burnout like half your squad has. Remember, I'm a United fan, I dislike City probably more than Liverpool as I respect the type of club Liverpool is, their history, their model, I don't respect the way City have romped to billions of pounds of spending and have a shell of a club, so I have absolutely no motive than to have my own balanced opinion.
I don't care about injuries. Your line-up v's Aston Villa had Gomez, VVD, Robertson, TAA, Wijnaldum, Keita, Fabinho, new signing Jota, Salah, Firmino, you had the likes of Henderson, Jones on the bench.... is that down to injuries? This arrogant notion that you'd be top of the league or whatever if you didn't have injuries is nonsense. My mate at work actually deluded himself to the point that he thought you'd already lost VVD and Gomez to injury when you played Villa.... it's laughable. Your form had already dipped after you secured the title, and it wasn't at title hangover, which we've now seen. Stop moaning about injuries. United How would Brighton cope with more injuries than Liverpool, when they play Liverpool? Funny that, isn't it, they outplayed you and beat you. Do you see an entire fanbase over at Brighton crying that they'd be doing much better if they had less injuries? No. Burnley, Newcastle, would LOVE to have a squad like yours, West Brom? Come on. Stop blaming injuries. You have to beat the inferior teams if you want to win a league.
United had a huge injury crisis in 2011-2012, we had about 10 key players out for ages, we had wing backs playing CM, we had midfielders playing WB, did we let that be an excuse and drop out of the title race without a whimper? Feeling sorry for ourselves? Did we eck, check out our starting 11 v's Arsenal when we spanked them 8-2. The best managers make it work. We were in the title race until the last day, finished on the same points as City. We didn't start playing sh!te all over the pitch because we lost a few players. The top clubs, the biggest clubs, adjust, strengthen, move on.
You should have replaced VVD & Gomez on January 1st, not wait till deadline day because Matip was out. Signing two unproven CB's on deadline day to go with your two unproven CB's you already have, is a mistake.