Quite a lot has changed since Liverpool last touched down here in Bangkok.
Back in 2015, the Reds were going through the death throes of Brendan Rodgers’ reign as manager, unable to shake off the hangover of the failed title quest of the previous year. Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, was putting his feet up at the start of a richly-deserved sabbatical having ended his seven-year stay at Borussia Dortmund.
We all know what happened next, Klopp mere weeks later taking over the hotseat from the jettisoned Rodgers and planting the seeds for a long-awaited return to the glory days at Anfield.
