Manchester City will be favourites to win the Premier League in the 2021-22 season and that's before impending arrival of Jack Grealish and potentially Harry Kane.
But pundits and fans salivating at the prospect of how Pep Guardiola's men will line up next season might just be the perfect distraction for Jurgen Klopp, who is quietly overseeing a close to idyllic pre-season for Liverpool.
The Reds worked closely with the Austrian government to sort their camp in Salzburg from July 12. They spent nearly three weeks there in a bubble and are now in Evian, France before returning to Merseyside ahead of their Premier League opener against Norwich on August 14.
Here, Sportsmail profiles how Liverpool are shaping up ahead of the new campaign.
Liverpool's players have had a pre-season training camp in Austria ahead of a new season
All things considered, this summer could have posed far more problems for Klopp and Liverpool.
The Copa America and Euro 2020 saw an array of Liverpool players involved but there was also a healthy number of big names who weren't. There was no AFCON tournament involving Sadio Mane, Naby Keita or Mohamed Salah, who Liverpool kept out of the Olympics.
And in defence, an array of names have been rebuilding fitness from injury. Trent Alexander-Arnold's thigh injury meant he missed the Euros but was back for day one of pre-season while Joel Matip and, of course, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk have made big strides in their recovers from serious knee issues.
Jurgen Klopp makes no secret of his fondness for pre-season and this year, he's had a good one
Key defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have stepped up their returns from knee injuries
Furthermore, the likes of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, new signing Ibrahima Konate and youngsters looking to impress such as Harvey Elliott have all been there from the first day of pre-season.
Liverpool regrouped on July 12 to prepare for the new campaign, with a 34-man squad of players heading to Salzburg, Austria for a training camp. They have since moved on to Evian in France.
Klopp has often spoke about how he 'loves' pre-season and in previous years has spoken about the challenges of balancing the fitness regimes with players returning from the international fold. But here, he has had a solid core since day one.
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Harvey Elliott is looking to kick on at Liverpool after his loan to Blackburn last season
Harvey Elliott was a thrilling signing for Blackburn Rovers last season, scoring seven goals and providing 11 assists in 41 appearances. Before he joined the Championship outfit on loan for the campaign, Liverpool's coaches presented him with videos of how Rovers play and why he would be a good fit there.
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