Yeah the same squad Jürgen Klopp has saw fit to barely touch in 4 transfer windows. 6 of the 10 outfield players that started Arsenal were there under BR, 2 of the 3 subs that came on. With Cou + Lallana that would have been at least 7 out of 10.
But of course you will decry Jürgen gets so much more out of this group, he's the bees knees, and yet their records in the PL are pretty much identical...
You are having a laugh!
Let's go through our first team:
Firmino: When available Brendan preferred others, proven to be a stupid decision, especially as those 'others' included Benteke, Klopp has shown what a talent the lad is and how our football changes distinctly when he's in the team compared to others.
Mane: Klopp purchase, clearly improved the team massively.
Salah: Klopp purchase, clearly improved the team massively.
Wijanldum/Lallana/Coutinho: Clearly moved them to the correct role or simply a Klopp purchase.
Can: Developed under Jürgen to a player that is being coveted by top teams, under Brendan he was playing CB and RB...
Henderson: Similar player that he always was.
TAA/Gomez/Clyne: Both the first two are making tremendous progress under Klopp, to the point that our first team player is missing with injury and he isn't missed. In fact he's really been ousted, potentially by both of them.
Matip: A Klopp purchase, massive improvement.
Lovren: Showed huge improvement last season, delivering his most consistent performances since he's been here.
Moreno/Milner/Robertson: One has improved, one has been ousted and the other is a Klopp purchase.
Migs/Karius/Ward: One has shown improvement, the next is a Klopp purchase and Ward is developing.
So you say that the 'same players' would have started, even if that is true go and watch the first 8 games of Brendan's last season and compare it to what you watch now. Compare the difference between what Jürgen produces with similar players to what Brendan did and you'll get a glimpse of the truth. Brendan left us a dysfunctional mess, with no plan or direction, right now everything apart from the owners couldn't be clearer. The difference is night and day, whether you wish to admit it or not.