Takumi Minamino knew all about the quality of the squad he was joining.
After all, the Japan international played against, and lost to, Liverpool twice in the months preceding his transfer from Salzburg.
However, it’s another collective attribute that has stood out to Minamino during his nascent Reds career; something else he’s noticed in an ‘enjoyable’ first month of working with the European and world champions.
The No.18 told Liverpoolfc.com at Melwood: “Liverpool is a top-class team. Even in training I can see the very high quality and in the games we don’t feel like losing.