Jürgen Klopp's best Liverpool XI after Premier League and Champions League success

Jürgen Klopp's first starting XI at Liverpool, for a 1-1 draw with Spurs at White Hart Lane, contained Nathaniel Clyne and Alberto Moreno. On the bench? Ádám Bogdán, Conor Randall and Jerome Sinclair.

It is fair to say that through a combination of some transformational signings and exceptional coaching and youth talent ID, Liverpool has come a long way since then. The squad that Klopp leaves behind for Arne Slot doesn't need that much to change for it to win the Premier League title again.

Liverpool.com has put together our best XI of the Klopp era at Anfield and you can let us know your teams in the comments section below. Most positions are pretty simple to select...

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Goalkeeper

Alisson Becker

This is pretty easy. Alisson Becker is the best goalkeeper in the world and arguably the best in the history of Liverpool. His injury setbacks have been frustrating at times but the Brazilian is a level above anyone else in the world. He is the undisputed number-one pick in his position and one of the best signings of the Klopp era. Even for a then-world-record sum, he was a bargain.

Defense

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Joël Matip, Andy Robertson

Again, some easy, easy picks. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson are the full-backs — two of the best full-backs that the Premier League has seen — and Virgil van Dijk is at the heart of the defensive line. Ibrahima Konaté has a very high ceiling but Joël Matip edges him. He hasn't been without injury but he has the biggest body of evidence under Klopp. Joe Gomez, like Konaté, just needed to be fitter for longer to have a better chance. He and Van Dijk together at their best were a match for anyone.

Midfield

Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson

The best holding midfielder of the Klopp era is undoubtedly Fabinho. Until he fell off physically, the Brazilian was a monster in the middle of the park who was as good as Rodri for Manchester City. His tackling and timing were perfect and his passing was very underrated. He essentially did the job of two players at once and it was telling how much Liverpool struggled when he fell off.

Philippe Coutinho was sublime in the six months before he departed for Barcelona while Alexis Mac Allister has been excellent but perhaps not quite for long enough under Klopp to make the team. Thiago Alcântara would have been in there had he not been absent so often through injury. Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai and Harvey Elliott all have the potential to make it one day too.

But alongside Fabinho, Gini Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson at their peak made up the best Liverpool midfield. What they achieved under Klopp exceeds the evidence of the others so far. It was far more than the 'functional' trio that it was sometimes billed as and was able to compete with anyone in Europe.

Attack

Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané

Mohamed Salah walks into the team. Under Klopp, he has scored more than 200 goals and elevated himself to a level that very few Liverpool players in history can match. The Egyptian will leave as arguably the best player that the Reds have ever had.

The iconic Liverpool forward line comprising of Salah alongside Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané is clearly the best three that Klopp had to work with. At their best, Firmino and Mané were just as brilliant as Salah, if not for quite as long. Firmino tied things together and Salah and Mané flew forward and made decisive moments in front of him.

Diogo Jota deserves a mention but has been struggling with injury for a while. Cody Gakpo hasn't done enough yet to come into the conversation, while Luis Díaz hasn't been as consistent as Mané at his best. Divock Origi, of course, needs a mention too.