He continued: "The feeling when you come here to Anfield and see all the supporters is wonderful for a foreign manager.
"I hope the players - like us - think it's possible for us to win more things. But I'm not going to say it will take, one, two or three years. The most important thing is to be a team and for every player to know what they have to do on the field.
"It means a lot of hours working and talking with players - it's what is best for the team that matters, not what is best for the player.
"I didn't come here to learn English, I've come to win and I want the players to have the same mentality - if not it's impossible to play against other teams."
He added: "I am a very, very proud man today because all the coaches in Spain like to be at the best club. We know Liverpool are one of the most important clubs in the world.
"I know the history of Liverpool Football Club. It is big, wonderful.
"I am young, I want to win a lot of matches and I want to win in the right way. I want the supporters to be proud of the team, of the manager, of the players, of the club. It is a dream to come to one of the best leagues in world, one of the best teams.
"My assistant at Valencia told me when he was younger he wrote letters to Liverpool telling them he needed some shirts for his village team. Liverpool sent him the shirts.
"Always when we see the Premiership on TV we see Liverpool and it is wonderful. I hope to be here a long time. This is a big challenge."
It undeniably is. And one that Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen, more than anyone else, will hope Rafael Benitez is up to.
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