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'This could turn toxic very quickly': Everton fans FUME with club set to appoint former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as Carlo Ancelotti's successor... with Spaniard set to sign deal this weekend

Everton fans have expressed their anger with the club set to appoint former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as their new manager.

Sportsmail understands the 61-year-old Spaniard is on the verge of becoming the first man in modern history to manage both Merseyside rivals and is set to sign his deal at Goodison Park this weekend.

Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri is convinced that Benitez is the best coach to take Everton into the Champions League and is ready to ignore the objections of some Evertonians who object to his appointment.

Everton fans have vented their fury with the club set to appoint Rafa Benitez as their new boss
Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri is convinced that Benitez is the best coach to take Everton into the Champions League

But that has not stopped them taking to Twitter to vent their frustrations at a manager who has gone down in Reds history after leading them to their famous 2005 Champions League win.