Rafa talks up his Reds legacy

(04-10-2010) Rafael Benitez believes he left Liverpool in good shape when he jumped ship in the summer. This despite watching his side finish a disappointing seventh in the EPL and miss out on a Champions League spot. The club’s struggles have continued under new boss Roy Hodgson. "I was very clear that when I left we had a better squad than we had in the past, and a better team,” Benitez told Irish newspaper Sunday Independent. "We left a good team, a very good team. A lot of people are talking about the legacy but the legacy is fantastic. When I left the club, Mascherano, Benayoun and Riera were there, along with Carra (Jamie Carragher), Gerrard, Spearing, Darby, Insua, Cavalieri and Shelvey.” Added the Spaniard: “"They cannot talk about legacy when Christian Purslow (managing director) and Hodgson signed seven players. They have already changed the squad."