Last season, the Reds finished the championship in fourth place, having obtained a ticket to the Champions League, but at the same time behind the winner - Chelsea by 17 points.

Despite such a gap in the results of the campaign 2016-2017, Jurgen Klopp believes that his team is ready to fight for the victory in the Premier League.

"We will fight for the championship," said the German specialist.

"There is no need to start the season without ambition. We must achieve our goals ".

"Last season we set the goal to get into the Champions League, and finished in the top 4. Now we have a very good team ".

"We were a little unlucky last year, and I'm sure we can play a little better".

"Let's hope that everything works out. We will work hard for this, "Clopp concluded..

Liverpool starts in the Premier League 2017-2018 on August 12 with an away match against Watford.