All is not lost for Liverpool despite their underwhelming start to the season, but the next six weeks are going to go a long way towards determining how the campaign is remembered.
This season the Reds have only played six Premier League games to date, but the fact that two-thirds of those ended in disappointing results means that the pressure has been heaped on and fingers are being pointed everywhere.
Draws with Fulham, Crystal Palace and Everton and that damaging defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford have left Liverpool playing catch-up to their rivals, while the nature of the 4-1 Champions League defeat at Napoli set alarm bells ringing.