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Liverpool waved goodbye to Takumi Minamino this week, as the Japanese international completed his move to Ligue 1 side Monaco.

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Minamino’s two-and-a-half years at the club weren’t an overwhelming success, but neither were they an outright failure: the truth is somewhere in the middle.



But given the high estimation Klopp holds Minamino in, instilling his faith in Gordon, Elliott and Carvalho is a wonderful show of faith.



Especially for the new man, it is a huge vote of confidence: it's set to be an exciting season ahead.

Moreover, with Klopp perhaps contemplating a switch in formation due to the amount of attacking talent within the squad, Carvalho, Elliott and Gordon could all see game time increased in a way that wasn’t possible for Minamino in the 4-3-3.

He was pivotal for Liverpool last season in the earliest rounds of the cups, scoring a bagful of goals as they breezed through in the early going.