"I met with Arne [before he arrived at Liverpool] to try to get how he wants to play, to understand what his tactics are," Endo told the official LFC Magazine this week.

"That’s what I tried to adapt to in the training camp in pre-season because everyone needed to adapt to his football.

"We tried to do that last season, and it worked very well because we won the Premier League.



PRESTON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Wataru Endo of Liverpool during the pre-season friendly match between Preston North End and Liverpool at Deepdale on July 13, 2025 in Preston, England.

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"I can play as a six, at right-back or at center-back — I don’t mind and I will just always give 100 per cent to the team.

I used to play center-back when I was in Japan, so I don’t mind where I play for Liverpool."

Given how little he played in his favored midfield role last season — a situation that is unlikely to change because of Ryan Gravenberch's quality and Dominik Szoboszlai's switch to playing deeper — offering himself up as an alternative further back could be sensible.

And given Van Dijk elevates the level of every player who he plays alongside, Endo could, almost certainly, get through most games, particularly at Anfield, in a slightly changed role.

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"When the Liverpool fans sing my name, it is an amazing feeling for me," Endo added.

"I already had my song, and the fans are always singing my song in the last 15 minutes or whatever, especially when we are winning, and that is an amazing feeling