Arne Slot is now well underway at Liverpool, with many of his players returning to Merseyside for pre-season.
There will, of course, be a handful who will get extended time off given their current international commitments.
That is true of those still competing at Euro 2024 and Copa America, who likely won’t return to Liverpool until much later this summer.
But many first-team stars are now putting in the hard yards under their new boss, who has replaced Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout.
One such star is goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who has been linked with an exit from the Reds this summer.
Caoimhin Kelleher shares Liverpool training verdict under Arne Slot
It remains to be seen what the future holds for the Republic of Ireland international, with Liverpool willing to offer Kelleher plus £50million to sign Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon.
But he has at least made it back to Merseyside for the beginning of pre-season, with Kelleher now explaining how things have been going under Slot.
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“It’s been really good, really enjoyable,” Kelleher told the official Liverpool website. “Obviously the first few days were just testing and stuff, then we got into the actual training sessions, which have been really good.
“[Slot] has been excellent so far. A lot of detail to what he wants us to do, there’s a lot of stuff to take on board but he gets his messages across really well and easy to understand as well, which is helpful.
“His sessions are intense and he pushes us, which is always good. It has been really enjoyable so far, I must say.”
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The new manager will have taken some inspiration from his predecessor, with Slot having watched videos of Liverpool training and matches while Klopp was in charge.
But after impressing at AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord, the Dutchman will want to put his own stamp on things at Anfield.
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He certainly has a lot of hard work to do in order to win over the fans, but also his new group of players, many of whom have only played under one manager in their senior careers.
And that manager was Klopp, who the younger players in the group will have learned a lot from in terms of their development.
It is now time for the more experienced players to step up, with Slot likely to rely heavily on such players in his early stages at Liverpool.
Having joined the Reds as a teenager in 2015, Kelleher is now one of the more senior players in the squad, with the goalkeeper entering his 10th season at the club.
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