Boss: How we'll work to develop again
Among the consequences of qualifying for the Champions League is the necessity for further squad depth – a fact acknowledged and embraced by Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers.
The Reds ensured that they will play in Europe's premier club competition next season by downing Norwich City 3-2 last weekend, a result which meant a minimum finish of third in the Barclays Premier League.
In five months, therefore, Anfield can welcome some of the finest opponents from around the continent for the first time since the 2009-10 campaign, when the team were last involved at that level.
To have secured their berth in the division's top trio with three fixtures still to navigate is a 'remarkable' achievement according to the boss, although he is already planning ahead for the additional demands it may bring.
"We're going to need depth to our squad - there's no question about that," Rodgers told reporters ahead of Sunday's meeting with Chelsea in the Premier League.
"And certainly, this summer Liverpool Football Club becomes a really exciting and attractive proposition for players.
"That's something that we'll continue to look at and continue to work on, to get those talents into the club to help grow and develop the squad. We've got targets; we know we need to improve - we're in the Champions League now, so we can say that."
The Canaries were the 11th consecutive side to suffer defeat against the Reds in the Premier League, while Rodgers' charges have not been on the wrong end of a loss during the calendar year.
Indeed, Liverpool hold a five-point advantage over their weekend combatants as they enter their final three matches - prompting the manager to laud the contribution of his players today.
He added: "Everyone would have looked at it at the beginning of the season, and probably saw it as a real challenge for us to even be in the top four.
"The competition at this level, the teams and obviously the money that was spent in the summer would have projected that we would have been really challenged to get in the top four.
"So, with three games to go, to have confirmed our place in the top three and the Champions League really shows you the effort that our players have put in, how hard they've worked and the quality with which they've played.
"That's something remarkable.
"But I'm not surprised, because of how the players have worked and how they've played consistently. It's good for us; we just want to keep it going."