Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits last summer was the right time to rebuild their squad.
Klopp feels the foundations are now in place for the current team to develop in the coming years.
"It was the job we had to do," Klopp said. "I had seven years at Dortmund and when I left there it was a moment where change was needed and we would have had to change players in different roles or the manager. Dortmund in the end did both.
"So I left and they changed a lot anyway. It was a moment for that. It is not the first time I was allowed to do something like that. I love it. It gives me completely new energy, it's great, this team has a completely new set up.
"I loved everything about the seven years before but obviously we all need energy sources and looking at these faces every day to see how much they enjoy the new challenge and these kinds of things give me energy as well.
"I know it is words when we say it is 'year one', but it feels like that. We don't want to compare or think 'how did they (previous team) do that?' or whatever, we try to give this team a chance to create their own destiny. That is what we decided, that is what we live now and that is how it works so far, I don't know where it will lead to but it is good fun anyway."