The 2010–11 season will be the 119th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 48th consecutive year in the top flight of English football. This season, Liverpool will be sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, after their deal with long-running sponsors Carlsberg finished after 18 years of sponsorship. Pre-season saw a change of manager for Liverpool, with Rafael Benitez leaving the club by mutual consent on 3 June 2010. On 8 January 2011 Kenny Dalglish was officially announced as caretaker manager with Hodgson leaving due to mutual consent.