Work is gathering pace on Liverpool's new £50million state-of-the-art training complex in Kirkby.

Some 2,000 pieces of steel are currently being erected for the first team and under-23s building which will take around 12 weeks to complete.

Landscaping around the site is also underway which will provide shelter from the prevailing winds.

More than 500 trees have already been planted out of a total of 750.

The expansion and development of the Academy site is a key part of Jurgen Klopp's vision for the future of the club as it brings the first team and the youth sections together.

The project is on course to be completed in the summer of 2020 when the Reds will leave their historic Melwood base.

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Klopp was in attendance for the breaking ground ceremony back in September with McLaughlin and Harvey getting to work as the club's construction partner.

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The new training complex, which will span 9,200 square metres, will provide an elite performance centre for the first team and top class facilities for the club's development squads, including new pitches, two gyms, a full-size sports hall, pool, hydrotherapy complex and specialist sports rehabilitation suites.

The foundations for the new swimming pool have been completed with around 400 cubic metres of reinforced concrete.

There will also be dedicated TV studios, press conference facilities and office accommodation on site.

The past few months have seen the redevelopment of Knowsley Council's Eddie McArdle community playing fields, which neighbour the Academy site.

Improvements include five upgraded football pitches and a new pedestrian and cycle pathway which opened in December.

Later this year, new changing rooms and facilities including car parking will be installed on the community site.

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