Neil Critchley has told his Liverpool U23s side to expect a different kind of test when they begin their Premier League International Cup campaign against Villarreal on Wednesday.
The young Reds reached the quarter-finals of the competition last season and host Villarreal at the Academy in their opening Group E fixture this term - a game you can watch live on LFCTV and LFCTV GO.
The Spanish outfit have already played the other two teams in the pool, Swansea City and Hertha BSC, picking up four points from those matches, and have also started their domestic campaign strongly.