Liverpool's new AXA training ground is "pretty much perfect", manager Jurgen Klopp has said, as the club open the new facility in Kirkby. The Reds bid an emotional farewell to their Melwood training centre - developed into a top-class facility by Bill Shankly during the 1960s - last week after more than 70 years. When asked about the benefits of moving the club's training facilities to Kirkby, Hughes added: "Melwood, unfortunately size-wise, we just ran out of room. Now, 722 days after construction began, a new era is underway with the move to Kirkby and Liverpool's new AXA Training Centre. So, wherever you look, whatever aspect of the training ground they are using, we've taken a really big step forward."

Source: Sky sports November 17, 2020 11:47 UTC