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01st Jul 2015

Former Southampton defender trolls Brendan Rodgers on Twitter

All's fair in love and war

Eric Lalor

All’s fair in love and war.

Former Southampton defender and cult hero with Saints fans, Francis Benali (pic below) has had a playful dig at Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers on Twitter today.

18 Sep 1999:  Francis Benali of Southampton in action during the FA Carling Premiership match against Arsenal played at The Dell in Southampton in Southampton, England. Arsenal won the game 1-0.  Mandatory Credit: Gary M Prior/Allsport

Liverpool this morning announced the signing of Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne.

He joins former Saints players Ricky Lambert, Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana at Anfield which obviously inspired this tweet from Benali: