While he has played down hopes of retaining the Premier League crown, the Argentine remains confident Liverpool can still achieve success this season.
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"Many things changed as I said, new players came in to replace those who left, we changed too many things, but I prefer to keep it to myself," he told Sky Sports.
"There are not many chances of Liverpool retaining the title. I hate to say it, but it is quite clear. Arsenal is in a really good moment, Manchester City is quite close, but we are not close in terms of performances, or results, so I do not see us becoming champions again.
"It hurts because this should be a moment when we are enjoying the Premier League which we won and we should be in a much better place than we are."