After the shortcomings at Anfield last season, few could argue with Liverpool's emphatic response so far this summer.
After failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in seven years, the Reds have wasted no time and already added midfield duo Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai to their ranks.
The first deal came when former sporting director Julian Ward moved swiftly to recognise and later activate a £35m release clause for Argentina World Cup winner Mac Allister. Just weeks later, Ward's successor Jorg Schmadtke found himself performing the same due diligence in his native Germany to trigger a similar clause in the RB Leipzig and Hungary star Szoboszlai's contract just hours before its expiration at the end of last month.
