Liverpool insists Benitez will stay

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow insists manager Rafael Benitez is not close to quitting the club.

Reports have suggested that Benitez was set to leave the club after bookmakers suspended markets on his future ahead of the 4-0 home victory over Stoke on Wednesday.

“It’s 1000 per cent rubbish. I had dinner with Rafa and the fact I had not heard the rumours should tell you everything about how true they are,” Purslow said in The Sun.

Benitez also insists he will not be leaving the club.

Benitez said: “I remain 100 per cent committed to the club, the fans and players.”

[Source: The Sun]