Jordan Henderson says a trip to Stoke is the perfect start to the season for Liverpool after the way they finished last term at the Britannia.
Liverpool were thrashed 6-1 by Stoke on the final day of the 2014-15 campaign but have a quick chance to make amends in north Staffordshire this weekend.
"There couldn't be a better place for us to start and put what happened there last season to bed once and for all," Henderson said.
"The lads who were playing that day will remember it for quite some time. It was a horrible day for everyone involved.
"We have a determination to do better and to improve as a team. We are focusing on the future and that is the first game at Stoke. They are a good team but so are we.
"We will be stronger with the new players that we have got. We are a young team but we have brought in quality. I think the quality we have added will make a big difference.
"I still think we need to work on a couple of things this week before Stoke but we will go there with a lot of confidence and belief that we can get a good result."
Martin Skrtel, who is expected to partner Dejan Lovren at the heart of the Liverpool defence, is also relishing the chance to put right last season's humiliation.
"That was a very bad day for each of us," Skrtel told the Liverpool Echo.
"It was embarrassing, not just because of the result but also because of the way we played.
"Obviously we can use that as motivation to drive us on into this season. However, this will be a different game and a different season.
"I am pretty sure we will be stronger and better this time. We have to forget about the last game there and start from the beginning again.
"You cannot do anything about who you are given to play in the first game. You have to accept it.
"We have to start the season somewhere so we must make sure we go to Stoke, start well and have a different outcome."
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