Liverpool officials may be forgiven for feeling a little smug when day one of pre-season begins at the AXA Centre on Monday.
As the summer transfer window goes on in the background, the Reds will be able to largely take a watching brief from here on in as the chaos continues.
Having already signed Darwin Nunez, Calvin Ramsay and Fabio Carvalho before resolving the long-standing issue of Mohamed Salah's contract, those at Liverpool will be able to watch the show unfold as their rivals continue to be stuck knee deep in various transfer-related sagas.
