Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has described the club's training camp in Evian as the "most important week of the season".
Liverpool were beaten 3-0 by Napoli in a pre-season friendly at Murrayfield on Sunday, but Klopp insisted after the game that his side would be a "different animal" once competitive fixtures come around.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's Community Shield clash against Manchester City at Wembley, the German stressed the importance of the club's trip to France this week for their final fitness preparation ahead of the new season.
"It's massively important and we are looking forward to it," he said.
"Good results in the pre-season help to build confidence but that's not the most important thing.
"The most important thing is that you build the physical skills for a long, long season because we have to, pretty much, prepare only for the games. There's not a lot of time to train.
"We had to do intense sessions in the first three weeks. We played the games in different circumstances.
"It's always been clear Evian would be the most important week of the season, and we have five days after City before Norwich."
Klopp confirmed Alisson, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Xherdan Shaqiri and Naby Keita are all fit and en route to Evian for the camp, while Sadio Mane will join up with the squad a week later following his involvement in the AFCON final.
"Everybody is coming on time on their flights," he added.
"From this afternoon, (Xherdan) Shaqiri, Naby (Keita), Roberto (Firmino), Mohamed (Salah) and Alisson will be in training.
"Sadio (Mane) comes in next week. We can talk an hour about [international scheduling] but it changes nothing so it's a waste of time."
Reflecting on the heavy defeat to Napoli, Klopp warned his players that they will not stand a chance against Manchester City on Sunday if they do not improve their defending of counter-attacks.
"We didn't defend counter-attacks well yesterday, we lost the ball in the wrong moments, and if that happens against Manchester City then you don't have a chance," he continued.
"What I've seen so far, City look good. Apart from Sergio Aguero, I think all the players have been in.
"It's the same as last season, Manchester City is the most difficult game to play during a season.
"I don't want to find excuses before we play them but we had a completely different pre-season, we played it without six players.
"Have we had the best pre-season of our lives? I cannot say that with the results, but the sessions were really good. From a freshness point of view, the games came at the wrong moment.
"The problem is all the games are in public so everybody sees what we're doing. Some people get concerned, some people don't. But we have to prove ourselves during the season, not in one game."
Vialptu
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Man utd winning pre season now thinking there are better than Liverpool
Are we talking about Man U here?
Fabadimor
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Better Formation!
dineeeyjr
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Man utd winning pre season now thinking there are better than Liverpool
Siceiknops
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Even with the return of Salah, Firmino, Mane and Alison, Liverpool still need a good playmaker and two backup strickers for possible Injuries and Days of Goal Drought from any of the trio. Sharqiri hasn't been effective playing the backup role. counting on Brewster, Ox and the other young lads is something a team which is aiming for the league title should never try. Mr. Klopp I beg of you, sign players.
oh we are not add up, let's see if one of our first team players get injury then Liverpool is done.
Siceiknops
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with what I'm seeing, lets forget the fact that it's preseason friendlies. Liverpool fc may fall below expectations this season, and by the time they recover, it might be too late for them.
good one there, let's face fact klopp is joking.
Siceiknops
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let's face fat, klopp is joking.
myersjuah
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this should be the squad to face Manchester City
Melissa--11--
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My man What is it you are just itchy for signing players? Are you telling me only signing of players can make team better even without a well schooled coach ? Leave Kloop and see him make Brewster like Lewandoski, Harvey Elliot Like Rues, Van De Berg like Hummels
if u can't dodge a leaf falling from the sky, don't say if it was a bullet u will. Liverpool need at least two signings to hope for EPL title. If we had good replacement for Salah and firmino, we would have won the league last season. they would have reduced the effect of Salah's goal drought and firmino drop form after injury
Sedaktuy
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Aa matip vvd robo ox vijnaldum fabinho sallah mane ferminhno
Kop_Draxler
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for me I go with this line up against city
Wodelpu
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They shouldn't interview him, is obvious he is frustrated, give him some days to recuperate
roziloprsu
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it's okay
retcinou
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best line up for the coming man city match
SINGAM23
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well beaten a fortnight ago but not to worry. Murrayfield will be Kops victim for real sure.... 8-0 reckons 🤔☑️
Hammadmustafa
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line up need to like this
IbukunPeter
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That's the reality you play one hard and lost it imagine if it had been Dortmund and Napoli
We cnt just loss dat way my brother I'm so sure of dat we r not dat pathetic like u
Ernesta
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Stop and be realistic nobody is blaming anybody for losing in pre season d problem is how u lose man City loss d match through penalties not open play while Liverpool concede 3 goals and u used d ur strongest back 4 and also ur mid field only d front 3 and Allison so wat is ur excuse exactly
That's the reality you play one hard and lost it imagine if it had been Dortmund and Napoli
IbukunPeter
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You can't bro wolves beat you remember and all the teams we played are UCL team wow how possible ?
Wolve did not beat us open play it was a penalty which could have gone either way but Liverpool lost open u concede too many goals despite d fact dat u start ur strongest back 4
IbukunPeter
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You lost and was beaten Remember it was the only hard game and top side you played. Kitchen and toilet are all dirts
Stop and be realistic nobody is blaming anybody for losing in pre season d problem is how u lose man City loss d match through penalties not open play while Liverpool concede 3 goals and u used d ur strongest back 4 and also ur mid field only d front 3 and Allison so wat is ur excuse exactly
Ernesta
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Offcourse we can beat dem so stop dat excuse is pathetic
You can't bro wolves beat you remember and all the teams we played are UCL team wow how possible ?
Ernesta
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Lost on penalties not 3.0 flogging
You lost and was beaten Remember it was the only hard game and top side you played. Kitchen and toilet are all dirts
IbukunPeter
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Who you played ? The one hard game you played you lost Are you telling me you can beat the others we played? Maybe only Sporting
Offcourse we can beat dem so stop dat excuse is pathetic
IbukunPeter
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How can he say we miss only Aguero for goodness sake over 5 first team players are missing in the pre season yet no complain or excuse I dnt understand Kloop again oo
Liverpool fans and excuse
IbukunPeter
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Who you played ? The one hard game you played you lost Are you telling me you can beat the others we played? Maybe only Sporting
Lost on penalties not 3.0 flogging
keeacekmor
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Even with the return of Salah, Firmino, Mane and Alison, Liverpool still need a good playmaker and two backup strickers for possible Injuries and Days of Goal Drought from any of the trio. Sharqiri hasn't been effective playing the backup role. counting on Brewster, Ox and the other young lads is something a team which is aiming for the league title should never try. Mr. Klopp I beg of you, sign players.
we won't sign any player you will love it when season starts
Ernesta
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with what I'm seeing, lets forget the fact that it's preseason friendlies. Liverpool fc may fall below expectations this season, and by the time they recover, it might be too late for them.
Your prayers are Vick and you Chelsea now gonna ever get worse
Ernesta
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How can he say we miss only Aguero for goodness sake over 5 first team players are missing in the pre season yet no complain or excuse I dnt understand Kloop again oo
Who you played ? The one hard game you played you lost Are you telling me you can beat the others we played? Maybe only Sporting
Ernesta
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Even with the return of Salah, Firmino, Mane and Alison, Liverpool still need a good playmaker and two backup strickers for possible Injuries and Days of Goal Drought from any of the trio. Sharqiri hasn't been effective playing the backup role. counting on Brewster, Ox and the other young lads is something a team which is aiming for the league title should never try. Mr. Klopp I beg of you, sign players.
My man What is it you are just itchy for signing players? Are you telling me only signing of players can make team better even without a well schooled coach ? Leave Kloop and see him make Brewster like Lewandoski, Harvey Elliot Like Rues, Van De Berg like Hummels
Luedipt
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Even with the return of Salah, Firmino, Mane and Alison, Liverpool still need a good playmaker and two backup strickers for possible Injuries and Days of Goal Drought from any of the trio. Sharqiri hasn't been effective playing the backup role. counting on Brewster, Ox and the other young lads is something a team which is aiming for the league title should never try. Mr. Klopp I beg of you, sign players.
so true
Angus T
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Respect mane
iyassu_abraham
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How can he say we miss only Aguero for goodness sake over 5 first team players are missing in the pre season yet no complain or excuse I dnt understand Kloop again oo
its cuz of millions of Petro dollars you lot spend every window
Melissa--11--
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Even with the return of Salah, Firmino, Mane and Alison, Liverpool still need a good playmaker and two backup strickers for possible Injuries and Days of Goal Drought from any of the trio. Sharqiri hasn't been effective playing the backup role. counting on Brewster, Ox and the other young lads is something a team which is aiming for the league title should never try. Mr. Klopp I beg of you, sign players.
voodekmsy
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Vuwbeiklo
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kloop improve every game we played
IbukunPeter
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How can he say we miss only Aguero for goodness sake over 5 first team players are missing in the pre season yet no complain or excuse I dnt understand Kloop again oo
pouabl
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lions is back we are Liverpool ynwo
Emibro1
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with what I'm seeing, lets forget the fact that it's preseason friendlies. Liverpool fc may fall below expectations this season, and by the time they recover, it might be too late for them.
JamiuharkanniJ-fresh
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