Wataru Endo admits he faces a battle for a game in Liverpool's midfield.
The Japan international arrived in August from VfB Stuttgart.
I think we have very good midfielders," he said in the official matchday programme. It's not only the four new players, we also have Curtis [Jones], Harvey [Elliott] so many No.8 players!
We also have sixes, Macca [Alexis Mac Allister] and I. Thiago is injured but he will come back, and Stefan [Bajcetic] is a No.6. We have very good midfielders, and we are teammates who play altogether.
I have learned a lot of things from these players, and I can improve more. This is the most important thing that I have to do."
Endo also said of Alexis Mac Allister: Macca is more offensive, but defensively he always tries to make it better. As he keeps playing, he gets very strong defensively.
Also, I can learn a lot of things from him and I think it's a good balance between me and Macca. He is still young, but he has already won the World Cup and has a very good mentality."