If there was any sense of a hangover following the disappointment of the end of last season for Liverpool, it will surely have been banished during the past week.
The reception the Reds were given in both Bangkok and Singapore on their Far East tour will have, if it were necessary, provided a shot of confidence for Jurgen Klopp and his players.
It didn’t go exactly as intended - losing 4-0 to Manchester United, as Liverpool did in Thailand, is never welcomed - but there were more than enough positives from which to take into the remainder of the pre-season programme.
