Newcastle United put
their faith in Rafa Benitez after sacking manager Steve McClaren on Friday and replacing
him with the Spaniard with the club facing relegation from the Premier
League 10 matches from the end of the season.
The former England
manager, signed a three-year deal to become Newcastle boss in June and was also
appointed to the club's board of directors but has been under threat for weeks
and speculation intensified after fans turned on him during the 3-1 home defeat
by Bournemouth.
"After the
defeat to Bournemouth the Club has spent some time considering its position and
today concluded that Steve McClaren's employment with the Club will end with
immediate effect," Newcastle said in a statement.
Newcastle
said Benitez would bring coaching assistants Fabio Pecchia, Francisco
de Míguel Moreno and Antonio Gomez Perez with him.
"All of us must
push together in the same direction and with the same target in mind," Beniteztold
the club website, addressing the 'Toon Army' of fans.
"Personally, it
means my return to the Premier League, closer to my home and my family. I can't
be happier," added the Spaniard, who kept his home in the North-West
after leaving Liverpool.
Former Real Madrid
boss Benitez, has only 10 matches
to save Newcastle United, with the first of those games coming at league
leaders Leicester City on Monday.
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