They couldn't, could they?
Such has been the underwhelming nature of much of Liverpool's campaign, the only time they have been in the top four was way back after their opening draw at Fulham - and that was purely on the basis it was only the second game of the entire Premier League season with Arsenal having won at Crystal Palace the previous night.
Since then, though, the Reds' struggles have been underlined by their league placing this season, down in 16th after the first three games, back up to fifth a few weeks later, flitting around the top half for much of the opening half of the term before slumping to 10th in early February after the dire 3-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
