Pepe Reina backs Brendan Rodgers to succeed at Liverpool

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina believes that the Merseyside club have made a "very good appointment" in new manager Brendan Rodgers.

The 29-year-old's future at Anfield has been called into doubt on a number of occasions in recent seasons but the Spaniard is confident that Rodgers is the right man to take the club forward.

"I'm looking forward to going back to Liverpool," The Mirror quotes Reina as saying. "We are very optimistic about the future. It's a very good appointment and hopefully we can have a better season than last time.

"I watched Swansea last season and I always like to play like that. It's better for me. I'm only a goalkeeper, but that's my style of football. It will be very nice for Liverpool to play his way.

"In football, a manager needs to have some time to change things around. He will bring new ideas and we have to very much pay attention to what he wants us to do when we return for pre-season training."

Reina is currently at the European Championships with holders Spain, who take on the Republic of Ireland tomorrow.