Liverpool welcome Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime for the first Premier League fixture of 2023 at Anfield.
It's been a difficult few weeks on the road for Jurgen Klopp's side having suffered back-to-back league defeats at Brentford and Brighton, shifting six goals in the process to leave their top-four hopes hanging precariously by a thread.
A 10-point gap now stands between them and fourth and the prospect of Champions League football at Anfield next season appears remote just now. A huge turnaround will be needed from Klopp's men to have any chance of hosting football in Europe's premier competition.