Liverpool 's wretched start to the campaign isn't just cause for concern this season, but a worry for the Jurgen Klopp 's long-term ambitions, too.
The Reds currently sit ninth in the Premier League table, already 15 points adrift of leaders Arsenal and 13 behind reigning champions Manchester City after only 12 games - the most recent of which was a damning 2-1 defeat at home to Leeds on Saturday. Although they're already through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, having been less dreadful in Europe this term, Klopp's hopes of qualifying for the competition next season are shrouded in doubt.
Having never failed to achieve a top-four finish in his six full seasons at Anfield, the German now faces the prospect of missing out on the part. It'd cost more than £20million of his transfer budget next summer - and likely losing the race to sign Jude Bellingham.
