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If Europa League qualification was the unwanted prize of last season's malaise, Liverpool's discontent has soothed considerably in the months since. With Jurgen Klopp keen to stress about how this is "year one" for his new-look and exciting young squad, the mood and attitude towards the upcoming European campaign will be a world away from what has preceded it in recent years when it comes to the continent's secondary tournament. For Klopp and his staff, it is an opportunity to give some vital early experience to youngsters with huge potential like Ben Doak and Bobby Clark, while some of the more experienced members of the team will spy a chance for some real game-time across the group stages and beyond. READ MORE:

Back in 2015, their presence in the competition was very much viewed as a demotion after a wretched Champions League campaign ended with a third-place finish behind Real Madrid and Basel. As Brendan Rodgers's reign started to unravel, the Europa League was looked at through narrowed eyes and with a grimace for supporters on the whole.

Liverpool have rarely been welcoming bedfellows for the Europa League this century.