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Liverpool line up SHOCK return for Rafa Benitez to replace under-pressure Brendan Rodgers
LIVERPOOL have targeted former Reds manager Rafa Benitez as the man to replace under-fire boss Brendan Rodgers.
Rafa Benitez could be on his way back to manage Liverpool
The Reds are understood to be in the market for a new man at the helm after a shaky start to the campaign.
Rodgers led Liverpool to Premier League runners up last term, but his men have struggled to continue their form their form and currently sit in the bottom half of the table and 18 points behind leaders Chelsea.
The Anfield outfit also failed to progress to the Champions League knock-out stages, finishing third in Group B after winning just one game.
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Zenit's Andre Villas-Boas, Borussia Dortmund's Jurgen Klopp and Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone are all on the Reds' radar to replace the Northern Irishman.
But according to today's reports in Italy, Benitez - who won the Champions League, FA Cup, Super Cup and Community Shield from 2004 to 2010 at Anfield - is now at the top of Liverpool's shortlist.
The Spaniard - who would reportedly welcome a return to Merseyside - has come under some pressure of his own at Napoli, with the club sitting a disappointing seventh in Serie A.
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