If Liverpool score against Arsenal tonight, what will Rafa Benitez do? The Liverpool boss knows all eyes will be on him following his “gesture of contempt and arrogance” against Blackburn, last weekend. It matters little that this “gesture” was a) Barely noticeable to anyone B) Aimed towards the pitch not Sam Allardyce. C) Not noticed by Allardyce. D) Not mentioned whatsoever by Allardyce when he had a drink with Sammy Lee after the game. E) Prompted by Liverpool’s successfully improvised free kick routine, and therefore a million times more likely to be a “what do I know?” type move - the total opposite of arrogance. That certainly won’t matter to Sky Sports, who have probably lined up a body-language expert and a heat-tracking device (Conceitometer?) to detect signs of rampant haughtiness in Benitez’s touchline ticks. The whole nonsense reached its apogee last week when Allardyce came out with the season’s most ridiculous quote: “The gesture typifies the man.” Because even if Benitez did do a “that’s it, game over, you’re finished” move, that would be monumentally untypical of him. Benitez never thinks the game is over. He doesn’t trust his team as far as he can throw them. He is never satisfied, never praises his players, and is forever on their case. He doesn’t trust in talent, and would be the least likely manager ever to put his feet up, Mourinho-style, and start high-fiving his assistants with five minutes to go. But the Bung also wonders when arrogance became such a crime among football managers? Self-effacing navel-gazers do not win titles. You’d better have a Kop-sized ego if you stand a chance against rivals like Fergie and owners like Tom Hicks. So if Liverpool score tonight, let’s hope Benitez does a Wenger-like wiggle onto the pitch, then a Mourinho-esque sprint down the touchline, followed by a Fergie-favoured two-fingered salute at the opposition fans. Why not? This badge of arrogance has already been pinned to Benitez’s chest. He won’t shift it, so he may as well enjoy it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...-spotlight.html