Jurgen Klopp delivered an impassioned response to suggestions his Liverpool team is at the end of its cycle, saying the time for that judgement will come at the end of the season.
The Reds have endured a largely miserable campaign to date and having taken just 16 points from a possible 36, they currently languish as low as ninth, 15 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and eight adrift of Newcastle United, who currently occupy fourth in the division.
Back-to-back defeats against Nottingham Forest and Leeds United have soured the mood after successive home victories over Manchester City and West Ham United and an injury-hit squad have looked exhausted at times this term, just five months after falling narrowly short of an unprecedented quadruple at the end of last season.
