When Rafael Benitez launched his infamous rant against Sir Alex Ferguson last year, the Spaniard left no one in any doubts about what he thought of his rival.
The then Liverpool manager spelled out a string of supposed facts', including that the Manchester United chief was the only boss who could escape punishment for criticising referees.
Now at Inter Milan, Benitez is still not afraid to speak his mind, even if he is a little more cryptic about it.
At the press conference ahead of tonight's game the 50-year-old used a Spanish proverb regarding milk bottles to attack Liverpool's ousted owners and current managing director Christian Purslow.
Benitez, whose six-year reign as manager ended in the summer, hit out at former co-owner Tom Hicks's claim that he was largely to blame for the Reds' worst ever start to the Premier League this season.
Hicks accused Benitez of wasting much of the transfer money available during the latter half of his stay.
But Benitez cited the decision by Hicks and George Gillett to appoint Purslow in June 2009 as the beginning of a downward spiral.
"I prefer not to talk too much about Liverpool," said Benitez. "I prefer not to talk about this because I feel really sorry for the fans. We have a saying in Spanish, which is: White liquid in a bottle has to be milk'.
"What does this mean? It means that after 86 points and finishing second in the League, what changed?
"The Americans chose a new managing director and everything changed. The managing director is involved in all the decisions: new lawyer, new chief of press, new manager, nine new players, new medical staff, new fitness coaches — they changed everything.
"At the beginning, they changed the managing director who was talking with some players, and they changed everything that we were doing in the past.
"So, white liquid in a bottle: milk. You will know who is to blame."
Pressed further on the matter, Benitez would only say: "White liquid in a bottle. If I see John the milkman in the Wirral, where I was living, with this bottle, I'd say, It's milk, sure'."
