Klopp says he has 'new energy' as Reds 2.0 go for 8 wins on the bounce at Spurs

Jurgen Klopp has challenged his Liverpool 2.0 to create their own destiny as he explained how rebuilding the team has left him re-energised.

Liverpool's flying start to the campaign - they have won their last seven fixtures in all competitions - will be put to the test over the next week, with trips to Tottenham and Brighton sandwiching a tricky Europa League fixture at home to Belgian side Union St Gilloise.

Klopp will not allow himself to get caught up in the excitement that is growing within the red half of the city and warned repeatedly yesterday that for all the promising signs, the team is still "not stable" and he is anxious about the way they are beginning matches.

But there is no question Klopp's mood has changed from how it was 12 months ago, when that summer's recruitment had failed to reap dividends, key players struggled and results fell off a cliff. The task of trying to create a new team over the summer, then, was a task he gleefully accepted.

'It was the job we had to do,' said Klopp, who will have Trent Alexander-Arnold back in his squad for the first time in month at Tottenham. 'I had seven years at (Borussia) Dortmund - when I left there, it was a moment where change was needed.

'We would have had to change players in different roles - or the manager. Dortmund, in the end, did both. So I left and they changed a lot anyway. So (this summer) was a moment for that. It is not the first time I was allowed to do something like that. I love it. It gives me completely new energy.

'It's great - this team has a completely new set up. I loved everything about the seven years before but obviously we all need energy sources and looking at these faces every day to see how much they enjoy the new challenge gives me