Only those Liverpool supporters who haven't been paying attention - and, given the form of the Reds this season, it's understandable - would have been surprised by the comments of Jurgen Klopp regarding the need to rebuild his team.
"It was one of the main reasons why I signed a new contract because I knew it’s necessary," the Liverpool boss told the BT Sport podcast Michael Calvin's Football People this week. “It will not go overnight. I know the majority of the outside world is just interested in the short term but we have to be long-term focused as well, and that’s what we are."
Klopp has long hinted at a rebuild - referring to a "transformation" of his team back in May - but the reality is the Reds squad has always evolved during his tenure. The debate at present, of course, is whether that process has been sufficiently accelerated over recent seasons.
