Didi Hamann says it would have been difficult for Jurgen Klopp to pick Liverpool up after how their season ended last term.
But the former Reds midfielder was impressed by the manner of their 5-0 hammering of RB Leipzig on Thursday night given the Bundesliga side are further along in their pre-season schedule.
The Reds headed into the final week of the campaign in contention for an unprecedented quadruple in late May but lost out on the Premier League title to Manchester City by a single point before defeat in the Champions League final to Real Madrid curtailed a 63-game term on a low note.