Rafa Benitez has revealed how his relationship with the fans was key to him penning a new five-year deal at Anfield.
The Spaniard has enjoyed the unwavering backing of the Kop from the day he arrived on Merseyside in 2004.
And today he explained how a meeting with one supporter in particular last week once again illustrated to him how special the Anfield faithful was.
He said: "My message to the fans is very clear – it is because of them that I am signing this contract.
"This is a fantastic club with fantastic fans – it is as simple as that.
"Last week I met with a supporter who carries a flag to every game.
"The flag has a picture of me on it and the Spanish phrase 'siempre es possible' and it is flown at all our home games.
"I saw it at the Bernabeu also when we played Real Madrid and I met the supporter who owns the flag at Melwood last week.
"It was really funny because he was telling me 'you must sign' and saying 'I hope it is for 10 years' but then he was changing his mind 'no, no 20 years'.
"It was really funny but it also showed the incredible passion of the Liverpool fans and the support that they give to their manager." Memang semua peminat menaruh harapan yang tinggi buat Rafa kerana ada sesuatu yang unik tentang beliau. Dan pastinya peminat akan memberikan sokongan tidak berbelah bahagi kepadanya. Tapi yang uniknya beliau mudah mesra dengan peminat dan berjumpa peminat fanatik yang mengibarkan bendera besar wajah beliau di Mewood. Sungguh berjiwa besar pengurus kita ini.
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