3. Rafa Benitez
Played – 12
Won – 6
Drawn – 5
Loss – 1
Win Rate - 50%
The Spaniard faced Man City in a very down period of the clubs history, often seen as a mid-table side before the takeover from Sheikh Mansour.
That does not take away from the fact that Benitez’s Liverpool lost just once to City.
He won half of the games he faced against City and even though City were never on the level of Liverpool, there were no games when Liverpool ran away with a big win.
Liverpool never beat the Citizens by more than 2 goals, with a 2-1, four 1-0’s and a thoroughly entertaining 3-2 win in 2008.