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Jurgen Klopp has added another new member to his backroom team with the appointment of Andy Renshaw as head physio at Liverpool.

Renshaw has previously been head physio at the Academy and for the Liverpool U21 team managed by Michael Beale.

He was the man on the sidelines for Liverpool on Friday night as they took on Tranmere Rovers in their first pre-season game.

As a result of his promotion the Academy has today advertised for a new head physio to move into the position Renshaw is vacating at Kirkby.

Renshaw has been at Liverpool for seven years having previously spent two years as first team physio at Bolton Wanderers and seven years as their reserve/Academy sports scientist and physio.

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His qualifications were gained first in sports science at the University of Sheffield and later in physiotherapy with a first class degeree from the University of Manchester.

He has since also completed a Masters in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Renshaw’s appointment continues Jurgen Klopp’s shake-up of his Liverpool backroom staff after the departure of the highly-respected head physio Chris Morgan in June after 11 years at Melwood.

Both Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson paid tribute to Morgan when his departure was announced last month.

“My opinion is he is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there will ever be,” Gerrard said.

“Thanks to Chris Morgan for keeping my body together for 10 years.”

Fitness and conditioning coach Ryland Morgans was also allowed to leave a few weeks before the end of last season, the Welshman going on to work with Chris Coleman’s national team at Euro 2016, before joining Championship side Cardiff.

As well as his lieutenants Zeljko Buvac and Peter Krawietz as assistant coaches he has also brought in Andreas Kornmayer from Bayern Munich as head of fitness and conditioning Mona Nemmer as nutrionist, also from Bayern.

Klopp has made no secret of the fact he believed his Liverpool team were not fit enough when he arrived last October.