Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez has been assured that his job is safe, despite the Reds' poor start to the season. Benitez's side have been underachieving on all fronts this season as they lie eighth in the Premier League after losing four games out of nine. The Reds' latest setback came on Tuesday when they lost their second Champions League game in a row, falling to Lyon at Anfield. "We have just entered into a long-term agreement with Rafa," Liverpool American co-owner George Gillet said. "Our family is extraordinarily pleased with him, we believe he is absolutely as good as there is in the business. "The run of results disappoints everybody. Certainly, it disappoints the fans and it disappoints Rafa. "I have seen his television interview and I know he is disappointed. We are all disappointed, but we are in this together." Benitez signed a long-term contract with Liverpool in March, tying him to Liverpool until 2014.
