Anfield legend Sammy Lee has returned to Liverpool after being appointed as Rafael Benitez's assistant manager.
Lee, a midfielder in the 1980s glory days, previously worked as reserve team manager and then first team coach under Graeme Souness and Gerard Houllier.
He eventually left for a full-time role with England in 2004 before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2005.
Benitez said: "Sammy knows about the passion of the club and about the standards that we set here."
Lee made 294 appearances for the Reds when they won a string of trophies and was a hero to a generation of Liverpool fans.
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He will help fill the gap left by Alex Miller, who left his role as first team coach earlier in May to take up a managerial role in Japan.
Benitez has also lost Spanish assistant Paco Ayesteran and sorely needed support on the bench for the 2008-09 campaign.
Lee served as Sam Allardyce's deputy at Bolton for a while before replacing him as boss in April 2007, shortly before the end of the season.
But he endured a terrible start to the following campaign, with Bolton lying second from bottom of the Premier League table when he was removed from his post.
"Liverpool were so close to having a great season this time around"
That was not on Benitez's mind, however, as the Spaniard commented: "We have not brought Sammy back simply because he used to play for the club and used to work here as a coach.
"He is a very experienced and very well respected coach in his own right and his reputation in football made him the outstanding candidate when we knew we were looking for a new member of our coaching staff."
Lee said: "The club have made great progress over the last few years and they were so close to having a great season this time around.
"Hopefully we can keep improving and get to where we all want."
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