Liverpool's difficult start to the season will only get tougher when Manchester City visit Anfield on Sunday, not that Pep Guardiola is getting carried away.
The Reds have won only two of their first 10 Premier League matches this campaign and after going down 3-2 at Arsenal yesterday, find themselves 10th in the table, 14 points off the top. In stark contrast, free-scoring City are two points off the summit and have goal machine Erling Haaland firing on all cylinders.
Despite the clear chasm in fortunes, Sky Blues boss Guardiola insists that his side's trip to Anfield will be their toughest test yet. Before the two sides meet, City must travel to Copenhagen for a Champions League group stage match. Only then can the Premier League champions prepare to face Jurgen Klopp's side. They will then be afforded six days before taking on Brighton.