Wataru Endo is expected to feature when Liverpool host Leicester in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night
While the Carabao Cup is traditionally a chance to blood some youngsters into the Liverpool side, a more experienced member of the squad is aiming to seize his chance on Wednesday night.
The signings of Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch might hint at a manager who is looking to move away from the more physical and hard-pressing nature of his engine room ranks but Endo still provides something of an insurance policy to protect a back four that more often than will contain a rampaging Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold in his 'hybrid full-back' role.
It's been an eventful five weeks for Endo since his £16m move from Stuttgart was wrapped up over the course of just a few days. "I was feeling calm but my life was hectic! From moving to Liverpool to playing in the first match, there were only three or four days and I had to play in a 10-man team after the red card. Personally I felt organised and even though I was busy I did my best to prepare myself for matches. I am glad that I had a good debut and we won the match."
“Wataru is a super guy," Klopp says. "Very calm and very polite and that cost him the first two weeks, maybe. He is not 30 or whatever and wants to get some people out of the way to get into the team, but he is improving every day. Endo reached out for the thoughts of compatriot and former Reds star Takumi Minamino after agreeing to join Liverpool and was given a handful of tips such as the best Japanese restaurants on Merseyside but on-field advice was kept to a minimum beyond a congratulatory message on joining a major European club.
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