Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has expressed delight that goalkeeper Jose Reina has agreed to a contract extension at Anfield, and insisting that the Spaniard is the best in the Premier League.
Reina is in the running for the league's Golden Glove award with 12 clean sheets, and Chelsea rival Petr Cech injured for the next few weeks.
"We are really pleased because I remember at the beginning people said 'for England, in the air, he is not the best'," said Benitez.
"He is the best in England, miles away from the others, and we are really pleased to keep him here for a long time.
"He is always organising the defenders and is more than a keeper.
"Sometimes the style of goalkeepers is for them to be really good in the six-yard box, Pepe is really good in the 18-yard box."
Benitez is confident midfielder Javier Mascherano will also extend his contract.
"Pepe is a key player and it is 100 percent he will continue with us," said the Reds boss.
"Since he came from Villarreal always he has shown his character and his passion, his commitment with the club."