Martin Skrtel has pledged his commitment to Liverpool.

The Slovakia defender is looking forward to working with the next Reds manager.

Skrtel told liverpoolfc.tv: "Rafa (Benitez) was the one who had confidence in me and he was also the one who took me to Liverpool so I can only thank him and wish him all the best no matter where he goes.

"I will train hard to show my new coach my qualities. I want to make sure that I will be a stabile member of Liverpool next term."