Rafa Benitez, Sir Alex Ferguson and the top 10 manager rants

The gloves are off in the title race after Rafa Benitez launched a stunning attack on Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson . But it's not mind games, just facts, says the Spaniard.

See his five minute blast at Fergie and enjoy our Top 10 of football managers losing it:

WARNING: contains very bad language indeed.

10) Graham Taylor v Rob Shepherd
It was worth England missing out on the 1994 World Cup finals just to see The Impossible Job, the peerless document of Graham Taylors ridiculous, doomed campaign. The Turnips rant at that linesman inn the fateful Holland match is famous. But this restrained tirade at Today hack Rob Shepherd (now at the News Of The World) is even better.

9) Brian Clough v Elton Welsby
Having recently fallen foul of the great man, ITV man Elton Welsby decided to tread carefully when he was sent to cover Brian Cloughs Nottingham Forest in one of ITVs live games of the late 1980s.

Doing a live piece to camera following the match, Welsby must have been a relieved man when he heard the familiar nasal tones over his shoulder. Young Welsby, Clough announced. Shithouse. Then he walked off.

8) Giovanni Trapattoni v Bayern Munich
Quite magnificent work as the future Ireland manager coats his complaining players.

7) Harry Redknapp doesnt like being hit with a football
And so is this other all-time classic.

6) Fergie defends Veron
Questions about a reported airport bust-up between Juan Sebastian Veron and Manchester United team-mates following their 2003 Champions League semi-final exit at Bayer Leverkusen didnt go down well with Sir Alex Ferguson.

"People are always going on about f****** Veron. You tell me, what's wrong with Veron?" fumed Fergie.

"What's this thing about fights and all the rest of this s***? It's absolute nonsense, you know it's nonsense. Absolute lies. On you go. I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f****** idiots."

5) Giovanni Trapattoni v the Austrian press
No video this time but luckily we have a translation of coach Trap losing it while at Red Bull Salzburg.

"Our training is strong," he begins.

"Is modern. Training wins also. I have 21 trophies. There is blah, blah, blah from you. Fools write who know nothing. Blah, blah, blah, blah.

"I can understand people paying. No problayma. Let whistle. Is right. Have lost. But run 90 minutes! I am a professional in psychology. We train, make fitness. You people always make qua, qua, qua. Shit fools!"

4) Neil Warnock v the Terriers
Its halftime in a 1995 match between Shrewsbury and Huddersfield Town, managed by one Neil Warnock. The young manager calms down with a cup of tea in the showers, takes off his sweatshirt and launches into a fearful monstering of his team which includes the classic phrase Youre in f***ing Latvia!

3) And you can bring your dinner!
There are few managerial meltdowns finer than this sensational half-time outburst from Leyton Orient boss John Sitton, during which he sacks a friend, challenges other players to a fight and issues a memorable threat

2) Joe Kinnear v The Daily Mirror ( for a bleeped version click here )

1) Kevin Keegan v sanity
A modern classic. Go on, its worth just one more look

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