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Liverpool’s new head of fitness and conditioning Andreas Kornmayer said his first few days with the Reds has featured a combination of endurance work and football as he seeks to get the players ready for the season ahead.

The Reds commence their pre-season with a trip across the Mersey to Tranmere on Friday night and their new coach says he is already excited about what lies ahead.

Kornmayer left Bayern Munich to join up with countryman Jurgen Klopp at Anfield and began working with the team on their return to Melwood on Saturday.

“In the first sessions it’s important that they get a feeling for the ball again and to get a handling with the ball. (The plans are) not only designed by me. We – the coaching staff – design them,” he told Liverpoolfc.com.

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“We have some topics to put in, some strong topics in my opinion; some endurance topics, of course. And we will mix it with football and then we are on a good way.

“First of all, I have to get to know the players. Check everybody and see where we are. Then we can work with them, do the programmes and progress for everybody, the whole squad.”

Jurgen Klopp made no secret of the fact he did not feel Liverpool’s players were fit enough when he arrived at Anfield last year and has promised “triple sessions” in pre-season to establish a base for the months ahead.

Kornmayer is the man he’s hoping can deliver a squad of players who can more readily adapt to the pressing game he generally prefers.

And the former Bayern man said it did not take him long to decide to join Klopp at Anfield when the opportunity arose.

“(Klopp) was my first contact. He called me and asked me; we talked about everything.

“To be honest, I didn’t have to think about it for too long. I was really impressed with what he said to me and impressed that the club wants to have me. I’m happy.”

“I was looking forward to being here and working here. For me, it is a brilliant thing to get this chance here. The first days were really great.

“I have a good feeling. (Travelling) from the apartment to Melwood, it all looks great and I’m really happy to be here.”