Lee has clinches return to Liverpool

Sammy Lee was sacked as Bolton manager after just six months.

Anfield legend 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.

Lee made 294 appearances for the Reds when they won a string of trophies and was a hero to a generation of Liverpool fans.

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.