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Liverpool on right course under Klopp, but rise contingent on roster upgrades

What will it take for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool to rise up the table next season? Getty

In that funny way that football has of throwing rivals together, the last Europa League draw provided the tie that everyone wanted to see - Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool against his former side Borussia Dortmund. With Klopp knowing Dortmund inside out -- and vice-versa -- it should be an intriguing encounter, and Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel will be especially keen on showing that he has improved his team since Klopp left. Now playing a more direct, dynamic and flexible football, Dortmund are second in the Bundesliga and many people's favourites to lift the Europa trophy.