“Rafa had a successful time here in the period he was here and I think he will join a list of probably many managers throughout the world who would love to manage a great club, especially having been here before,” Rodgers said.
“Obviously that opportunity was there in the summer if the owners wanted to go down that route as Rafa was unemployed and not working. But they felt it best to go in a different direction and develop the club in a different way.”
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