# Jurgen Klopp Describes Liverpool FC Squad as “Reloaded” Ahead of New Season
It has been a busy summer for Liverpool FC, with a number of established players making way for the arrivals of Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Moises Caicedo looking set to follow. Ahead of the new season, manager Jurgen Klopp has described the latest iteration of his squad as “Liverpool FC reloaded”.
In his pre-Chelsea press conference, the manager was asked about whether the overall personality of the squad is likely to be different this season following the departures of numerous key figures. Klopp acknowledged that changes needed to happen and he is relishing the challenges that come with starting with so many differences within the playing staff.
## New Leadership Group
A number of Liverpool’s senior players have moved on this summer, leading to the appointment of Virgil van Dijk as captain and Trent Alexander-Arnold as vice-captain from the start of 2023/24.
Klopp explained to the media: “We have this kind of new start with this ‘Liverpool FC reloaded’ if you want, and it’s an exciting thing. We don’t always have to say ‘but Millie would have said that, Hendo would have said that and Hendo would have shouted here.’ So everybody was asking for changes, rightly so because we were together for a long time and things went really well and then not that well any more and timing for a change is always one of the biggest challenges in life.”
## Liverpool’s Hopes for the New Season
The Reds kick off their Premier League campaign at Chelsea this weekend hoping for a fast start to right the wrongs of last season. Liverpool dropped out of the Champions League spots for the first time since 2016 and require a positive first few weeks if they are to keep up with the pacesetters from day one.
It remains to be seen how Klopp’s “Liverpool FC reloaded” will fare in the upcoming season, but with a new leadership group and a renewed sense of optimism, there is plenty of reason to be hopeful.