The new season will begin in July for the Reds as they have to negotiate a Europa League qualifier after finishing seventh in the Premiership. This could have been avoided if they'd beaten a relegated Hull side who were playing a bunch of kids yesterday but yet another non-existant attacking 'performance' takes Liverpool into a qualifier.
"We were working hard and had the pre-season more or less sorted. But now we have to analyse the schedule and see if we can organise the fixtures properly," said Rafael Benitez.
"It was the same last year, we had too many players away with the Confederations Cup. The teams are suffering with these tournaments, but it's not easy, we will try to manage."