Liverpool need to rotate to compete on two fronts, says Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is taking nothing as they prepare to host Hoffenheim for the second leg of their Champions League playoff match. "We all have pressure and it's a quick start always," Klopp said. "You need to be there immediately, deliver and all that stuff.

Klopp also said that Liverpool have to rotate their squad this season if they are to sustain their challenge in both the Premier League and the Champions League.  Klopp made five changes to the starting lineup for Saturday's 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, a game sandwiched in between two legs of their playoff against Hoffenheim. 

"The difference this year is that it's really hard, we all know a draw today, two points instead of four or six, it doesn't feel good but you can sort it.

"You can't do this in a Champions League qualifier. This intensity is really hard, for both teams not just us, yes that's very special and that's why we made the changes today."

Substitutes Dejan Lovren, Emre Can and Mohamed Salah are all expected to return to the starting lineup against Hoffenheim on Wednesday. Klopp said he will keep shuffling his pack during the European competition as long as the replacements continue to impress.

"It's all about the boys. If they play in a game like this today, if they perform like this then yes, we will change, 100 percent," he added. "If not, we can't because we cannot give a game away, we cannot say that's not that important."

Following their European qualifier, Liverpool host Arsenal in the league on Sunday.