Rafa gets Manager of the Month award

Rafa has today been named Barclays manager of the month of November. The last few weeks have seen a remarkable turnaround as the Reds have won six consecutive Premiership games without conceding a goal. It's great to see Rafa getting the recognition he deserves although he was quick deflect the praise away from himself and highlight the contribution of the players:

"It was a good month for us," said Benitez. "We won games, scored goals, kept clean sheets and moved up the table. "This award is for everyone at the club and not just me. I want to share it with my staff, the players and the supporters. Everyone involved in the club is a key player in our team and everyone has been working really hard. When you work hard then you can be successful. "It's nice to receive individual awards like this but it wouldn't happen if we didn't have such a good group of people at the club. I have confidence that we can keep improving and win more games. That's the idea."

Hopefully this manager of the month award will be the first of many for Rafa.