Have your say in the comments below, Sign up for the Mirror Football newsletter here, When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Midfielder Davy Klaassen was signed from Werder Bremen in a 14 million-euro deal and returns to the club he left in 2017 for a failed stint on the blue side of Merseyside at Everton. Centre-back De Ligt, who captained Ajax in that campaign aged 19, scored the winner against Juventus in the quarter-finals and also scored against Tottenham in the semi-final. The Reds kick off their Champions League campaign away to Ajax on October 21, before the visit of Mitjylland on October 27 and a trip to Atalanta on November 3. Ajax was founded in 1900, and quickly rose to national prominence. Indeed, their model of recruiting, training, and selling top talents is one that many clubs try to replicate, including fellow Group D participate FC Midtjylland (albeit on a much smaller scale). Another Dane, veteran midfielder Lasse Schone, left for Genoa in Italy. Our. Young defenders Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams are set to travel with the Liverpool squad to Amsterdam for Wednesday's Champions League group stage opener at Ajax. Meanwhile midfielder De Jong, now 23, was sold to Barcelona in a deal worth a total of 86 million euros that was agreed midway through the 2018-19 season. The most notable are first-team regulars Curtis Jones and Neco Williams, along with Rhys Williams, who is set to serve as third-choice centre-back against Ajax due to the absence of Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip. With Matip absent, Fabinho and Joe Gomez will be Liverpool's starting centre-backs at Ajax, with Phillips and Williams held in reserve. But it’s hard to overlook their record in winning shinny things on the European stage. He won 3 Ballon d’Or awards, and managed Barcelona for their first Champions League win in 1992. One of them is something recent Liverpool teams can relate to, “Lucky Ajax.” This nickname came about during the height of their success in the 70’s, when they were “lucky” to win matches by close margins. Defenders: Van Dijk, Gomez, Matip, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas, Midfielders: Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Keita, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Forwards: Salah, Mane, Firmino, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Shaqiri, Elliott, Likely List B: R.Williams, N.Williams, Jones, Enter your e-mail address below to receive a, Liverpool U23s in narrow defeat as defender makes surprise return to club, Layton Stewart hits brace as Liverpool U18s record fourth win in five games, Liverpool supporters’ groups call for £15 PPV boycott – starting with Sheffield United at Anfield, The good, the VAR and the injuries – Debating Everton 2-2 Liverpool, VAR official David Coote has history of mistakes – and Klopp had already criticised him, Virgil van Dijk to see specialist as club admit concerns, but more hopeful on Thiago, Liverpool seek clarification over confused and contradictory decisions, Injuries, VAR farce and Salah’s 100 – 5 talking points from Everton 2-2 Liverpool, How Liverpool’s 2020 transfer window came together to strengthen champions’ squad. Enter your e-mail address below to receive a, Liverpool add 12 more youngsters to their Champions League squad, Ajax boss urges brave performance against “best team in the world” Liverpool, UEFA criticises new ‘European Premier League’ plans as “inevitably boring”, Mo Salah restarts bid to topple Michael Owen in Europe as Liverpool near 250 milestone, Watch Jurgen Klopp’s pre-match press conference – Ajax vs. Liverpool, Champions League campaign begins for the Reds – Ajax vs. Liverpool Preview, Explaining Virgil van Dijk’s ACL knee injury, return timeline & career implications, FSG reinvented Liverpool to compete at the top, now will reinvent Reds to stay there, Liverpool should be angry – but they must turn Merseyside derby angst into a positive, The good, the VAR and the injuries – Debating Everton 2-2 Liverpool, Gini Wijnaldum blasts “stupid” Jordan Pickford challenge and “over the top” Everton.