In an ever-expanding football calendar, those at the top are getting fewer days off than ever. And with the margins for success so razor thin, Liverpool's players are now having to maintain their focus all year round.
The days of stars arriving for pre-season training having overindulged during their summer breaks are now a bygone era at the top of the sport. The thought process has shifted considerably and elite performers now spend much of their time off ensuring they arrive for day one of their pre-season programme in peak condition as opposed to using that period to get them into it.
With the Reds set for a major campaign that sees them trying to regain their Champions League status, that mentality has been evident by a handful of their most influential performers already this summer.
