Rafael Benitez fined for excessive drunkeness and clubbing the night before a home match.

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez was fined £5,000 by the club for his extreme drunken behaviour with page 3 models and strippers the night before the pre-season game against Lazio.

The 48 year old Champions League winner initially went for a meal in Jamie Carragher's restautant Cafe Sports England with some former Liverpool players including Sammy Lee, Kenny Dalglish, Steve McManaman, Alan Hansen and Ronnie Whelan where benitez was said to have drank two bottles of wine. The Spaniard left at approximately 8PM with Ronnie Whelan and Sammy Lee and the trio proceeded to the Cavern Club in the city's famous Matthew Street where they reportedly has at least four pints each according to sources. The trio left with three girls who work in a nearby strip club. The six, including Benitez, proceeded to BabyCream bar at the Albert Dock where they drank shots with the strippers and the Liverpool manager downed several shots according to eyewitnesses.

At 11.20PM, Benitez and Lee proceeded to the Lime Kiln Bar at Concert Square in the heart of the city, where the two men were allegedly smoking outside the venue and Lee was kissing a (unnamed) page 3 model while Benitez was vomiting according to eyewitnesses. Benitez was last seen entering a taxi alone at 2.20AM at Concert Square still clutching a bottle of beer. With the numerous fan photographs and MMS pictures of Benitez's wild night out, Liverpool FC had no choice but to fine the manager for acting "unprofessionally" as this behaviour all occured the night before before Liverpool's pre-season game against Lazio.