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Particularly for young players and those on the periphery of the squad, the arrival of a new coach after almost nine years will feel like a clean slate.

Within the existing senior ranks, the likes of Ryan Gravenberch and Joe Gomez will be eager to secure more regular starting spots.

Then there's up-and-coming talent like Bobby Clark or Stefan Baj?eti?, who will be keen to show Slot they are ready for a bigger role too.

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But there's also the returning loan players to think about.

“It’s like a whole different sport in my opinion.

“You’re playing against players who will smash you off the ball, you don’t get that in academy football!

I feel like a lot of the players I come up against are proper professionals and people who have played for years and years in the Championship and the Premier League, so you have to be a bit smarter.

“Especially being not the biggest and not the strongest, I have to use my brain a bit more to be quicker and cleverer than my opponent.

He is no longer a young prospect, and the 27-year-old defender has far more Liverpool experience than most loanees, having briefly become a regular amid an injury crisis.

While it would be a shock to see him reintegrated under Slot, you never know what the future holds, and all any of the returning loan players can do is try to show their best in pre-season.

Hopefully Morton can adopt the same mindset, even though he looks to have more legitimate Liverpool prospects than Phillips.