Watch Darlington vs Port Vale Live Streaming
Watch Darlington vs Port Vale Live StreamingPrior to the match, Allardyce had claimed Benitez had turned Liverpool into a side scrapping for results, akin to his former Bolton team.
The pair have history dating back to Benitez's first encounter with Wanderers in August 2004, when Sami Hyypia sustained a broken nose in the opening minutes of a game that ended in defeat for the Reds.
Allardyce said of his pre-match criticism: "It was only because Liverpool have a go at me and because I am entitled to respond when I get criticised by Rafa Benitez.
"If you don't understand that over the last few years, you must be deluded.
"Not this time but many other times I have been criticised personally by the manager."
Allardyce felt his side deserved more out of the game, adding: "If we had had a goalscorer we would have won the game on chances created.
