Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho says he enjoyed his time at Inter Milan under Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho was in charge at the San Siro in 2008 when Inter struck a deal with Vasco da Gama for Coutinho; he would have liked the opportunity to work with Mourinho but his successor at Inter, Rafa Benitez - a man Liverpool fans hold close to their heart - played a key role in helping him settle.

"I trained with Inter for two days when I went to sign," Coutinho reveals.

"I met Mourinho and had a couple of conversations with him. He was helpful because it was someone who spoke Portuguese. I never got the chance to work with him as he left in the summer I joined. By then, Rafa Benitez had come in. He was very helpful. Training was good but I didn't play well at Inter. I didn't have confidence."