Jurgen Klopp admits he is braced for ‘hard decisions’ at Liverpool this season.
Klopp will discover the Reds’ fate in their quest to reach the Champions League group stages on Friday when the final qualifying round draw is made.
The Liverpool manager believes that the level of competition within his current squad has intensified despite only making three senior additions this summer.
Alongside the signings of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Dominic Solanke, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ryan Kent have emerged from the club’s home-grown crop.
And Klopp is buoyed by the impact the heightened competition within his squad.
He said: “We want to build on the same base as last year. I’m not in any doubt about that.
“Everybody thought: ‘He’s going, he’s going, he’s going’ but so far nobody is going.
“If we stay together like this there will be a few hard decisions because they can’t start all together. Then we have to see how this works.
“Be angry at me no problem but stay confident. That is important. Three days later there is another game so be there again. There will be a lot of challenges.”