Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists places are up for grabs in preseason.
Klopp insists all spots are open ahead of the new Premier League season as he challenged his 37-strong contingent to catch his eye this coming week.
"We will have a good season, [it will be] a season where we can improve, there is space to improve and we have space for improvement," Klopp said from Thailand. "We can always do better and that is what we will try.
"We never prepare for one match really, we prepare for a full season and the boys who started last week have had a proper start and we could train the way we wanted. We have now a proper full week and we are here for two games. One here and one in Singapore (against Crystal Palace). We have to play and have to train and the games are like a session where the boys have to go pretty hard.
"We go from England to Austria and then it is another camp and then it is the Community Shield against Manchester City, so it is not a long time we have. We have to work really hard in these sessions. In the games, you might see that the boys are a little bit tired but that is an important part of the pre-season that we go through these difficult moments and get the benefit for the full season.
“[We are] as confident as possible [we can challenge]. You never know, obviously. But I saw today in the plane a squad full of quality. You always need a little bit of luck if you want to win a trophy but to play a good season, first and foremost, you need consistency. That's what it's all about, that is what we'll try.
“I have no doubt about the quality of the boys. We brought in new players, yes we lost a few players but we've brought in new players and fresh blood and that's really helpful.
“No place is already sorted, who will play where, the boys will put pressure on each other which is important. We have five substitutes from now on in the Premier League as well, we have to get used to that and we have to adapt and all these kinds of things. I'm really looking forward to it. There are no guarantees in football but there is a good chance we will play another good season I would say."
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