RODGERS TARGETS NEW SIGNINGS

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says the club are targeting players who will strengthen their starting line-up.

Rodgers has already captured Luis Alberto, Iago Aspas, Simon Mignolet and Kolo Toure, and he believes those acquisitions have sufficiently improved his squad.

Now the Northern Irishman is focused on bringing in players who will boost his first-choice XI.
"Our recruitment team are doing a great job behind the scenes in compiling lists of players that we can afford and might be available for us," Rodgers, who failed to provide an update on unsettled striker Luis Suarez, told the club's official website.
"What we've done in the early part of the summer is to improve the squad. That's something I feel we've done with the players we've brought in.
"Now what's important over the next three to five weeks is improving the team. That's something the club is working very hard at.
"I'm sure by the time the end of August comes we'll be ready and we'll have a terrific squad ready to challenge."
Liverpool kick off their pre-season programme on Saturday at Preston North End.