Steven Gerrard expects a refreshed Liverpool to perform strongly in the second half of the season. His words serve as a warning to the rest of the Premier League, including the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham, that the Reds are ready to mount a top four challenge later this campaign.
The club's former captain and ex-Aston Villa boss told Liverpool.com: "Yeah, it is [like a second pre-season]. It's an opportunity to get a lot of work in on the training ground [and] reset a few things.
"I'm sure Jurgen [Klopp] and his staff are doing a lot of things tactically but [it's] also an opportunity to have a much-needed rest. They've played a lot of football over the last few years, they were involved in every competition last year. So to have a small pre-season before a ball was kicked [and then] to have this opportunity to rest and then have a second build-up, I'm hoping that Liverpool come flying out of the blocks.
