For what it's worth:
Rafa's first season: 22nd January 2005
4 Everton +3 44
5 Liverpool +11 37
Kenny's first full season: 22nd January 2012
4 Chelsea 15 41
5 Arsenal 7 36
6 Newcastle 2 36
7 Liverpool 4 35
Not much between the two, both in the semi final of the league cup at this stage of the season as well.
Only difference is that Kenny wasn't given a start in the Champions League to compare that.
Really quite stupid comparing transfers etc and saying would he have spent this and that. It can be twisted to fuck i.e. Coates, Enrique and Bellamy cost the same as Babel or Arbeloa, Reina, Skrtel, Agger cost the same as Downing, it can be twisted to suit any agenda.
When Kenny gets 5 years then you can compare him with Rafa.
People seem to forget the mistakes Rafa made in that first season, losses against Palace, Southampton, Burnley etc. Replacing a star Owen (Torres) with a flop Nunez (Carroll). He also lost players to injury like Kenny has which led to Mellor getting chances.
Fact is, Hicks and Gilete have fucked us over completely, they have absolutely ruined us and it'll take another big fight to get us back there. Like I said, Rafa could have signed X or Y when we had no money but that was because players wanted to play in the CL, we might have money now but it's hard graft convincing players to sign for Liverpool without european footy.
Give Kenny time, he could end the season doing something Rafa failed to do in the 4 of the 6 years he was here, win a trophy.
Judge him in May like you did Benitez.