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Joe Allen is determined to prove to Jurgen Klopp that he can be part of a bright future for Liverpool.

The Wales midfielder, who missed the start of the season with a hamstring injury, has found his opportunities limited since Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers last month.

After a brief cameo against Tottenham, Allen started the Europa League clash with Rubin Kazan but was taken off at half-time.

Since then he's been an unused substitute in league games against Southampton and Chelsea but he did get 90 minutes under his belt in the Capital One Cup win over Bournemouth.

Allen is expected to start Thursday's return game against Kazan in Russia as he looks to stake a claim for a Premier League spot.

“When a manager leaves a club everything is up in the air for the players,” he said.

“You have to wait to see who comes in next, what sort of style he plays and if there's a place for you in his plans.

“I'm confident that the things he's looking to bring into the team are things I pride myself on and I'm looking forward to getting down to some hard work to make sure I'm part of the new era.

“It's almost like the reset button has been pressed for everyone at the club and we've got a clean slate to re-focus and try to impress him so we can be part of his plans.

“Everyone has been impressed with the new manager's ideas and approach. His passion is very obvious and that is something we as players as going to feed off.

“There is a lot of new information for the lads to take in, a new way of playing to learn and new styles to take on board. But I think the lads already see the benefits of it and everyone is buying into what he's looking to bring to us. We're all 100% behind him.

“We're still within touching distance of everyone in the Premier League and we're still in three cup competitions. We've got plenty of time to achieve a lot this season.”

Allen was close to Rodgers having played under him at Swansea before the Northern Irishman took him to Anfield in the summer of 2012 in a £15million deal.

“He was a huge influence because he was my manager for over five seasons with two football clubs,” he added.

“We won promotion to the Premier League with Swansea City on a fantastic day in the play-off final at Wembley and obviously we came so close to winning the title here at Liverpool a couple of seasons ago.

“It means we shared some massive highs but as everyone knows change is something that always happens in football and you have to accept it.”

Allen is desperate to make his mark for Klopp's Reds as the countdown begins to next summer's European Championships in France.

The 25-year-old midfielder was part of the Wales team who recently celebrated reaching a major tournament for the first time since 1958.

“We've had a couple of campaigns when we had belief at the start but have fallen away, way short, but this time we didn't fall at the last hurdle,” he said.

“It was a great feeling to go through because this is long overdue for Wales. Taking four points from the two Belgium games gave us a lot of confidence and was a real signal to everyone that we were more than capable of getting through the group.

“When you've got a key player like Gareth Bale, who gives his maximum in every game, then it inspires you collectively.

“We always knew with this group of players we could do it. The achievement was massive. We knew what it would mean to the nation as a whole if we qualified because it has been so long.”

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