Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said that he is confident his summer signings will prove to be successes at the club.
The Reds have been one of the busiest Premier League teams in the transfer market, bringing in seven new faces and spending just under £70m.
Klopp stressed that each one of them had been extensively scouted before arriving at the club, but warned that they will only earn a place in the starting XI if they are willing to do what is best for the team.
"We know more about them than they can imagine. We had a long trip with scouting so when you go and talk to the player you have already scanned him. The most important thing is how they can play football - talent, skill, potential but then character is very important. Could we gather all the information on the character side? No," he told LFC TV.
"I met all of them before we made the transfer and then it is about feeling the person behind the player. We tried to do our best and at this moment we feel quite confident it has worked. The only chance to come into the team or stay in the team is about performing and doing the job. It doesn't mean showing your best but showing your best for the team. Sometimes it is the same, your best is best for the team but if you only show your best it cannot be the best for the team.
"There is a lot of desire and good attitude and the working mentality is good. We decided to push ourselves from the inside so we brought only quality in, we had only quality, kept only quality and gave [away] quality on loan or sold. If we have players who can only be happy when they start every game it will be difficult [but] if there are problems we will find solutions."
Loris Karius, Joel Matip, Marko Grujic, Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum, Ragnar Klavan and Alex Manninger are the players to have arrived at Anfield this summer.
