Liverpool believed their squad composition was ideal before they decided not to add any more new faces ahead of the defence of their Premier League crown.
Following a coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Reds secured their first League Championship for 30 years with a record-breaking seven games still to play of the 2019/20 season.
Despite results inevitably tailing off once the title was clinched, Jurgen Klopp’s men still finished the campaign with 99 points, a new club record (beating the previous best of 97 set the year before) and just one shy of Manchester City’s all-time high of 100 from 2018.
After achieving such levels of excellence and subsequently signing Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota and Kostas Tsimikas, Liverpool’s staff were convinced that no recruitments were needed ahead of their pursuit of a successive title.
Long-serving assistant Peter Krawietz, who has been with Klopp since the manager’s days at his home town club of Mainz, told the Athletic : “Our conviction was total. As total as it can be.
“We knew that there are no guarantees. But we were convinced that the squad’s composition was ideal for the challenges that season posed.
“There were no reasons to make any fundamental changes. Unless you’re totally certain that a new player will move things forward, you’re better off staying well clear.
“You’re not doing your team and the new guy any favours otherwise.
“We knew that we were very well set up. We had played well and had had success but we did see the potential for development within.
“That’s always the basis for making such decisions. Finances come into it as well. But the decision not to make any changes was informed by us knowing it wasn’t necessary.”
