Rafa pleased with Gerrard deal

Last updated : 10 July 2009 By Al Campbell
Gerrard yesterday put pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at Anfield until 2013 and Benitez was glad to get his captain signed up.

"We have spent this summer trying to secure the players we have," said the boss.

"It's really good to keep Kuyt, Torres, Agger, Benayoun and Steven. They are the here and now of the club and for the future it is really good.

"We are really pleased. We have a lot of good players who want to stay, to win and compete. The message has to be the same again this year - to be there, to be contenders and to fight. If we can win trophies it would be fantastic."

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