December 2, 2009

Rafael Benítez vows to uphold the spirit of Bill Shankly

Rafael Benítez has marked the 50th anniversary of Bill Shankly's appointment as Liverpool manager by insisting the club must always aspire to the levels of pride and passion the Scot achieved at Anfield.

Benítez admits he knew little of Shankly when he became manager of Liverpool in June 2004 but soon learned of the man whose arrival at Anfield in December 1959 revolutionised the club.

And the Spaniard admits the appointment of the former Liverpool player Sammy Lee as assistant manager last season was partly designed to rediscover the spirit of the club's modern founding father.

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