Liverpool manager came to my apartment and stopped me from leaving

Javier Mascherano has revealed how former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez once came to his apartment and stopped him from leaving the Premier League.

While he would establish himself as a firm fan-favourite at Anfield, going on to make 139 appearances over three and half years before completing a big-money move to Barcelona in August 2010, the Argentina international had initially flopped in the Premier League after joining West Ham United on loan in August 2006.READ MORE: Liverpool handed quiet Europa League hope as Atalanta complaints made

However, the 39-year-old has revealed how Benitez visited his apartment and instead persuaded him to join Liverpool. Playing in a Champions League final just four months later, the Argentine has no regrets. “One day he came to my apartment in London to convince me to sign for Liverpool, because I was already thinking about leaving England, he stopped me.

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