Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson admits he still needs to trim the squad he has inherited from Rafa Benitez.
Hodgson believes his squad remains overblown.
"We were unbelievably overstaffed when I came to the club and, if the truth be known, we still are overstaffed," he said.
"It was just as big a job making sure some of the players who never feature for the first team move on and that we limit our squad to players who are either in the frame to play first-team football or who have a bright future who are still anxious to play academy and reserve team football.
"We don't want that middle group who are too old for reserve football but are not serving any purpose for the first team because they never feature."
