Rafa Benitez has revealed Glen Johnson was always a target for Liverpool - because he is English.
England star Johnson was Liverpool's first summer signing, an £18million capture from Portsmouth.
But the Kop boss, who usually recruits from abroad, has revealed it was vital to snap up the former Chelsea star because he is a homegrown player.
Quality Benitez said: "We tried to find an offensive defender who could improve us and help us in our home games.
"We have talked about the number of draws we had last year and a lot of teams come to Anfield and play very deep.
"Johnson has quality, he has power and we were trying to find a player with these kind of attributes who was English as well.
''We need eight British and local players for the Champions League list so it was important for us to get Johnson."
England star Johnson was Liverpool's first summer signing, an £18million capture from Portsmouth.
But the Kop boss, who usually recruits from abroad, has revealed it was vital to snap up the former Chelsea star because he is a homegrown player.
Quality Benitez said: "We tried to find an offensive defender who could improve us and help us in our home games.
"We have talked about the number of draws we had last year and a lot of teams come to Anfield and play very deep.
"Johnson has quality, he has power and we were trying to find a player with these kind of attributes who was English as well.
''We need eight British and local players for the Champions League list so it was important for us to get Johnson."
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