Wolves boss Mick McCarthy reckons Rafa Benitez loves the pressure at Liverpool.

Benitez is under intense scrutiny this season - but his Wolves counterpart McCarthy believes the Spaniard thrives on it.

The Reds visit Molineux tonight. And McCarthy said: "I think he goes to war on it, he comes out and says things, he turns round and takes people on.

"He's been doing it for a long time now and, whatever comes his way, he stays at the top of his game.

"I'd like to have his trophy cabinet, that's for sure. Liverpool aren't a club that seem to panic.

"If you're manager of one of the top five or six clubs, the spotlight and pressure comes with the job. But we quite enjoy the challenge of all that too."