Salah and Solanke have put pressure on Klopp’s forwards to deliver

Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, has warned his attacking players they must hit the ground running or risk a spell on sidelines due to the ferocious competition for a starting spot.

Liverpool will step up their pre-season preparations against Crystal Palace in Hong Kong today as part of the Premier League Asia Trophy tournament, with Klopp aware he will struggle to satisfy the array of talent vying for the front six places in his line-ups regularly.

Record-signing Mohamed Salah and fellow new recruit Dominic Solanke have both added depth to a pool that already includes Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané, Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi, Georginio Wijnaldum, Adam Lallana, Jordan Henderson, Emre Can, Marko Grujic and Ben Woodburn.

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