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Jurgen Klopp insists there are “no excuses” as Liverpool look to shine on their travels and get their 2016/17 Premier League campaign off to a flyer.

Sunday’s showdown with Arsenal at the Emirates kicks off a run of four successive away matches with a trip to Burnley followed by the EFL Cup tie at Burton and a return to the capital to face Tottenham.

The completion of building work on the new Main Stand means it will be September 10’s visit of champions Leicester City before the Reds belatedly grace Anfield.

However, Klopp says he has no concerns about the schedule and is confident the Reds can emerge unscathed from a tricky opening month.

“We can’t change it,” Klopp told the ECHO.

“If you look for excuses before you start the season then you have a problem.

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“It makes sense to have a bit more time for the new stand to be completed. That’s why we asked Burnley to switch the game to their stadium. We’ve known about this situation for a while.

“We take it like it is. You have to play all of them home and away at some stage.

“We start with three away games so that means later in the season we will have some home games in a row.

We will be ready

“Of course the start is difficult. It’s not just away, it’s away at Arsenal. Second game, a team who were promoted last season, on a high with a great atmosphere. Then Tottenham.

“It’s not easy but the Premier League is never easy. I haven’t thought for a second about it.

“I only think about the teams we play, not where we will play. We will be ready.”

It’s been a busy summer for Klopp as he sought to overhaul the squad he inherited last season.

The German secured the services of Loris Karius, Sadio Mane, Gini Wijnaldum, Ragnar Klavan, Joel Matip and Alex Manninger, while Marko Grujic arrived following his loan stint at Red Star Belgrade.

Those surplus to requirements have been moved on, including the likes of Martin Skrtel, Joe Allen, Brad Smith, Jordon Ibe, Kolo Toure and Jose Enrique.

Preparations haven’t been ideal with Karius, Lucas Leiva, Mamadou Sakho and Joe Gomez sidelined by injury, and the trio of Daniel Sturridge (hip), James Milner (heel) and Marko Grujic (ankle) all fitness doubts for the opening weekend.

The situation with the keeper and centre-backs has not been too cool

Klopp has yet to sign the left-back he targeted earlier in the summer but he insists this is a stronger Liverpool squad.

“The situation when we came here with the injuries and the number of games we had to play made it difficult,” he said.

“We needed to strengthen and we’ve done that. The situation with the keeper and the centre-backs in pre-season hasn’t been too cool but this season we will be able to react better.

“In the end it’s all about the performance of the guys who play. But you can and you should react to the intensity of different things.

“If the previous game was very intense or we’ve got three games in a week, we can change. You need to be able to do that without ever losing quality.

“I think when we stay fit and free of injuries we can do things like that. Not because we want to change but because we want to always have fresh legs. We want to keep them awake.

“We have built a squad not just so we can react to injuries. But also so that we have different options for different opponents – smaller spaces, counter-attack. Things like this. We feel much better about that compared to last season.

“Remember the situation when Phil (Coutinho) had his first hamstring? He came back, we couldn’t give him time. He played five games and then.... (it went again).

“Things like this shouldn’t happen this season. We can’t change the intensity of games. But it’s clear that we can change the intensity of a player’s training. If we can avoid situations like that we will do.

“It’s about ensuring we always have quality and really good players on the pitch who can follow our plan. Different systems with different players.”

Klopp is happy with what’s been achieved on the training field over the past six weeks.

“It’s a fact, not an excuse, that we had different players coming back at different times with different fitness levels,” he added.

“We had to respect that. There was a little step back initially but then a big step in the right direction. We’re in a really good way.”