Soccer-Benitez vows to fight for Everton despite fan backlash

New Everton manager Rafa Benitez says he is hoping to forge a winning mentality at the Premier League club and convince fans that he is the right man for the job, despite facing a backlash over his appointment in recent weeks.

The Spaniard was hired by Everton on a three-year deal last month, but the move proved to be an unpopular one given Benitez's illustrious past with Liverpool, who he managed from 2004 to 2010.Merseyside Police also investigated an anti-Benitez banner close to his family home on the Wirral prior to his appointment but the 61-year-old said he had been welcomed back to the city by both sides of Liverpool - red and blue.

"Even the Liverpool fans were very accepting of this opportunity for me to return to the Premier League, to compete for something. So it was a good feeling." "That is what I am doing now. I will fight for Everton every single game and compete against anyone. I am pleased this club is getting bigger and bigger and we can challenge and compete."

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