An unquenchable thirst for development is the character trait within his Liverpool squad that Jürgen Klopp prizes highest.
A year on from the heartbreak of losing in the Champions League final to Real Madrid in Kiev, the Reds have earned themselves another shot at lifting European club football’s biggest prize.
Madrid’s Estadio Metropolitano will host Klopp’s team’s meeting with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
And, after combining their run to a second successive showpiece with a Premier League season that garnered a remarkable tally of 97 points, the manager has saluted his players’ fortitude and quality.
“It had a big influence on us,” Klopp recalled of the defeat to Real in Ukraine.