Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez is insistent that his failures taught him as much as his successes.

While most of Benitez's coaching jobs, such as Liverpool and Valenca, were successful, he did have some failures.

And the two most notable ones were Inter Milan and Real Madrid. But he says he learned from those experiences.

He said in an interview with LMA Magazine: "I was six months at Inter Milan and six months again at Real Madrid.

"You learn something each time you lose a job like that; it's valuable experience.

"You just have to deal with it, acknowledge the events that led to it, including those that are not within your control, and then try to get back into the profession.

"Each time you take on a new role you have to do your best, take it one game at a time, remain humble and always work hard.

"In Spain, they say you're not a proper coach until you've been sacked."