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Jamie Carragher is a veteran of some of Anfield’s greatest European nights - but the Kop legend believes that Jurgen Klopp’s men might BENEFIT from a season out of Europe next term.

Liverpool finished in eighth place last season, ensuring they will have only domestic football to concentrate on when the season kicks off next month.

But Carragher believes that the Reds absence from the fixture demands of European football will give them a season to regroup and aim for a place back in the top four.

And, speaking in Colwyn Bay at the launch of the Jamie Carragher Sports and Learning Academy, he feels Liverpool will be a “tough nut to crack” next term.

“I am still hoping they (Liverpool) will bring a couple of players in, maybe at left-back, maybe one in midfield,” Carragher told the Daily Post.

“But I think the fact that Liverpool haven’t got European football this season will be a massive help to Jurgen Klopp and the players and it gives them a great chance of getting into the top four.

“With Jurgen Klopp, you can see the way he wants his teams to play, the way they train, training is a big part of that and getting the sort of stamina levels and fitness levels, ready to go and play at a weekend.

“That was the problem for them last season, they couldn’t train properly because they had so many games. You are either recovering or building up to a game so you can’t put the training in that you want.

“He has brought a fitness coach in from Bayern Munich, it is pretty obvious that the team will be firing on all cylinders physically, whether they have got the quality on the pitch remains to be seen with whoever he buys or if some of the players they have got there surpass the levels they have done in the past few seasons.

“But I think they will be a difficult nut to crack next year, they will be a nightmare to play against if they are really ready and firing and doing that pressing and closing down that Jurgen Klopp likes.”

So far Liverpool have been quiet in the transfer market, no surprise bearing in mind Euro 2016 has finished less than a week ago, and Carragher believes there could be a couple more additions to the squad before they kick off their Premier League campaign at Arsenal on Sunday, August 14.

Klopp has already signed Germany goalkeeper Loris Karius from Mainz to compete with Simon Mignolet, a move which has seen former Wrexham youngster Danny Ward head out on a season-long loan to Championship outfit Huddersfield Town, a move which Carragher feels will benefit both the club and Ward himself.

Carragher added: “I think they (Liverpool) are looking at a young lad from Leicester – Ben Chilwell – he is someone who could come in and challenge (Alberto) Moreno (at left-back), but it is certainly a position Liverpool need to fill.

“It would be tough for Danny (Ward) to overtake Mignolet, he is a Premier League goalkeeper, he has got a lot of experience. He (Ward) played in that first game for Wales (against Slovakia in Euro 2016), he did very well, but he (Klopp) knows the manager at Huddersfield (David Wagner), he is a good friend of his, so it is a good deal for everyone and they will be aware of the performances Danny is putting in.

“And it is better for Danny to be out there playing first-team football, rather than being on the bench or playing in the reserves, so it works for everyone.

“It just remains to be seen whether this German goalkeeper who has come in is going to start on the bench or as the number one, because I am sure there will be a bit of a battle there.”

While Carragher feels Ward still has a big part to play at Anfield as his career develops, he believes Welsh midfielder Joe Allen may be set for an Anfield exit this summer.

Allen was a revelation for Wales in Euro 2016 and was named in the UEFA team of the tournament as Chris Coleman’s men reached the semi-finals of their first major tournament since the World Cup of 1958.

But despite his performances in France last month, Carragher feels Allen may have played his last game for the Reds.

“He has been at Liverpool for three or four years, and he has done well, but it probably hasn’t quite gone as according to plan as he would have liked,” said Carragher.

“It has proven difficult for him to cement a first choice position, he became more of a squad player towards the end of Brendan Rodgers’ time, and in the beginning of Jurgen Klopp’s reign, but every time last year he came on as sub he was outstanding, always changed the game and kept the flow of the game going.

“It will be unfortunate if he moves on, but I think Jurgen Klopp is looking for a player in that position, so if a good offer came in for him then fair enough, because they certainly shouldn’t sell him for buttons.

“He is a good player and on the back of a good tournament, maybe there will be a parting of the ways. I think Jurgen Klopp is looking for different things in that midfield.”