20:15 Ed Malyon

Real Madrid's latest managerial exit means all eyes are now on Florentino Perez

Rafael Benitez cried at his unveiling and he’d be forgiven for crying at the end, his dream job taken away from him by a club president who knows that the next head for the chopping block at Real Madrid could well be his.

For all the criticisms of Benitez, and there have been many, it’s impossible to think that with Perez as club president his reign could never have been a success, although he didn’t help himself.

Real Madrid weren’t losing every week by any means but impressive wins were about as rare as Benitez’s smiles as the intense glare of the Madrid press made everyday football management into a torturous experience for the former Liverpool and Chelsea boss.

Win and he was criticised for not playing good enough football. Win by a lot and he was performing at just about par. Draw or lose? Well, it’s best not to think about.

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