Liverpool's pre-season is about to go up a gear, and it could be at just the right time.
The Reds face Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday evening, towards the end of their always gruelling Austrian training camp.
Andy Robertson has described the week away in the Alps as a time that none of the squad look forward to, as between the serene bike rides, fishing trips and karaoke come the hardest training sessions that the players face all year.
