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Liverpool’s players will feel the benefit of an “absolute mastermind” in new fitness and conditioning supremo Andreas Kornmayer.

That’s the view of Jurgen Klopp who was instrumental in the Reds snapping up the Bayern Munich man at the end of last season.

He has been working with the players since their return to Melwood and on the current tour of the USA, and Klopp likes what he sees.

The Reds boss had admired his countryman when they were rivals in the Bundesliga, believing he played a key role in Bayern’s success, including the treble in 2013 when Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund were the victims in the Champions League final.

“First of all he’s an absolute mastermind in all the things he has to do for us,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com.

“He’s an experienced guy who has worked together with the best teachers and the best players.

“Education and experience are the most important things in this job and he combines these two things in the perfect way.

“We didn’t know each other before he came here, but he fits really well.

“I think the players will feel the benefit. Athletic fitness, it’s not a case of ‘do it today, feel it tomorrow’, it’s all about doing the right things and then repeating them to reach the next level.

Kornmayer and the rest of Liverpool’s coaching staff have been working with the Reds squad at their Stanford base in California over the last week.

Klopp said: “I love these sessions. The most important thing is that you can react earlier and find your organisation earlier than other teams.

“The longer we have the ball, the less we have to think about how we will defend, but we will have to defend so in this moment we need to be perfectly organised.

“The higher we want to defend, the more organised we need to be, so that’s what we work on. That’s what I really love in pre-season, that you can work on these things twice a day - perfect.”