The clocks have gone forward. Spring has sprung. Normally, tradition dictates, time for a good old-fashioned tidy.

In football, though, the time for a clear-out is still to come. And it would seem many Liverpool supporters are expecting Jurgen Klopp to sweep a broom straight through his squad this summer.

The reality could be somewhat different.

Having taken over the reins less than two months into the season, Klopp has been in an unusual position of being able to fully assess his personnel before deciding on who should be culled.

It’s similar to the experience of Gerard Houllier, who came to Roy Evans’ aid at the start of the 1998-99 campaign before assuming total control a few months later.

He axed 11 players at the end of the campaign.

Indeed, clear-outs tend to take place early on in a manager’s tenure. And such has been the rate of change in the Anfield hotseat, it’s meant a high turnover of players in recent times...




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