Juergen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, stated that his team will approach the Europa League in the “right manner” and that they have the depth of their roster to succeed in both the Premier League and the second-tier competition in Europe.

For the first time since Klopp’s first full season in 2016–17, six-time winners Liverpool failed to qualify for the winners League.

Under his leadership, they advanced to the Europa League final in 2016, and he stated that they were aiming to return to the title game.

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“First and foremost, I think we all have to make sure that we all respect the competition in the right manner, that we respect the opponents in the right manner,” he told TNT Sports.

“I would love to go to the final, obviously, but I have no clue if we can reach that because there will be a lot of fantastic football teams in between us and that target, so we have to make sure we perform.”

Liverpool’s Europa campaign begins on Thursday with a trip to LASK in Austria before playing host to West Ham United in the league on Sunday.

Although Klopp claimed that the “future’s bright” for Liverpool due to the potential coming through the academy, he would not utilise the Europa League as a testing ground for young players.

“We have real talent there, but it is not experimental,” he added. “I think if we don’t get hit by an injury crisis then we should have enough players to field Thursday and Sunday a top team, and that’s pretty much the idea.”