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The transformation of Anfield is continuing apace.

Work on the impressive new Main Stand remains on track for Liverpool’s first home Premier League game of the season against Leicester City on September 10. The imposing structure will increase the stadium’s capacity to around 54,000.

Over the past 10 days head groundsman David Roberts and his staff have been busy trying to ensure Jurgen Klopp’s side will have a playing surface in 2016/17 worthy of their refurbished surroundings.

With the assembly vehicles inside the stadium having departed, Roberts’ team have been able to begin the task of reseeding the pitch after the natural grass was removed back in May.

Come the start of the campaign, it will look like a new playing surface, but technically it will be the same one the Reds have used for the past 15 years.

The Anfield pitch is a ‘Desso GrassMaster’ – a combination of natural grass and artificial fibres. Some 20 million artificial grass fibres are injected 20cm deep and cover about 3% of the surface.

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The natural grass roots intertwine with the artificial turf fibres and the result is a pitch that can take three times as much football as a normal, natural grass pitch. You don’t get clumps of turf being dislodged. The company’s list of clients also includes Wembley, Manchester City and Arsenal.

Former boss Brendan Rodgers repeatedly bemoaned the state of the surface in 2014/15, claiming it slowed down and hampered Liverpool’s passing game.

He was keen for the Desso pitch to be completely ripped up and replaced with a new drainage system installed. The current drainage and irrigation system dates back to 1998.

However, work on the Main Stand over the past two summers has meant that putting in a new Desso pitch simply hasn’t been realistic.

Maintenance carried out on the existing surface - coupled with improved weather conditions - helped ensure the pitch remained in much better condition throughout last season and Klopp didn’t voice any complaints.

With no European football on the agenda and more time for the grass to recover between games, the Reds are confident there will be no issues with the surface this term.

However, the need for a more sweeping upgrade of the pitch remains. The summer of 2017 will finally provide a window for opportunity for Liverpool to address that.