Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hailed the signing of fitness guru Andreas Kornmayer from Bayern Munich.
Kornmayer has joined the Reds as the new head of fitness and conditioning after spending 15 years with Bundesliga giants.
Klopp said: "Education and experience are the most important things in this job and he combines these two things in the perfect way. He fits together perfectly in our coaching team.
"We didn't know each other before he came here, but he fits really well. He's smart, nice and funny - I think that's quite important because we're together so much every day so if there's a boring guy around it makes not too much sense and he's the opposite!
"I think the players will feel the benefit. Athletic fitness, it's not a case of 'do it today, feel it tomorrow', it's all about doing the right things and then repeating them to reach the next level.
"So it's very good, and he feels really good in this team."