Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is pleased to lean on Jorg Schmadtke's fresh perspective.
Schmadtke has arrived this summer as sporting director.
"Jorg Schmadtke is here," said Klopp on the We are Liverpool podcast.
"He saw a lot of football over the years, and he is really impressed by the quality and the intensity of the training sessions. For us who are always around, I can see the difference, I can see what's really bad and really good, but I expect a lot.
"But him, who hasn't been here long, it's nice to have this outside view now (saying) 'My God, that's really good, that's real quality, the young kids are really good'. It was from the first day like this.