There can be no doubting that Liverpool’s current squad is ready to win major trophies.The Reds reached the final of the Champions League last year and Jurgen Klopp spent more than £150 million on new recruits in the summer.The goalkeeper position, which cost Liverpool in the final against Real Madrid, was addressed, and additions were made to the midfield too.The outcome is a team that will surely end Liverpool’s trophy drought.Liverpool last collected silverware in 2012 - and that was the League Cup.Early signs surrounding the team of 2018-19 are positive, though. Liverpool are tied at the top of the Premier League table with 19 points from a possible 21 and kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain.Brendan Rodgers nearly landed the title in 2014 but second-place was as good as it got for him, and he was sacked in October 2015.

Klopp's initial thoughts

Klopp came in and quickly set about turning the squad around.

The starting line-up that he selected in his first game in charge, a 0-0 draw against Tottenham on October 17, included Mamadou Sakho, Alberto Moreno, Nathaniel Clyne and Divock Origi.

It wasn’t a squad that was ever going to compete for silverware, and a new report has revealed just what Klopp thought of the players he inherited.

Neil Jones of Goal writes: “Klopp’s first impressions of the squad he inherited were simple; it was talented but imbalanced, lacking pace in attack, depth at centre-back and dynamism in midfield.”

Here’s a look at the 30-man squad that travelled on Liverpool’s pre-season tour. It didn’t include Roberto Firmino or Philippe Coutinho.

There were certainly talented players in the squad that Klopp took charge of, with Coutinho leading the way.

But it certainly lacked speed in attack. Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino aren’t the fastest strikers and there wasn’t any of the dynamism that Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah currently offer.

Meanwhile at centre-back, the options were very limited. Kolo Toure was ageing, Dejan Lovren was inconsistent and Joe Gomez was still just 19-years-old.

It’s a credit to Klopp that he quickly identified the areas where improvements needed to made and, over the past three years, has worked hard with his scouts and Michael Edwards, the current sporting director, to build his ideal squad.