Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has won the Barclays Manager of the Month award for January.

Benitez claims his third Barclays Manager of the Month Award after an impressive run of four wins from four games that saw the Anfield outfit rise to third in the Barclays Premiership.

The Reds started 2007 with a convincing 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers at home on New Year's Day and beat Watford away by the same margin a fortnight later.

Benitez's men then defeated current Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea 2-0 and finished the month with a 2-1 win away at West Ham United.

The decision was made by the Barclays Awards Panel, which includes representatives from football's governing bodies, the media and fans.

Jim Hytner, from the Barclays Awards Panel, said: "It's been a very happy New Year for the red half of Merseyside.

"Undefeated and just one goal conceded in the Barclays Premiership this year, Benitez has revitalised Liverpool's campaign."

Benitez's previous two awards came in November and December 2005.

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