Bacary Sagna believes Liverpool cannot drop any more points before the World Cup if they are to make the top-four.
The Reds have endured a slow start to the new campaign, with just two wins and nine points from their opening six league games - they are already nine points short of Arsenal and eight behind Manchester City and Tottenham. Injuries have hampered any hope of consistency since the opening weekend, but a drop in form for several key players under Jurgen Klopp has been cause for concern.
Whether the early international break helps or hinders those problems remains to be seen, but a period of rest for the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah - who were both left out of their respective national team squads for the most recent games - could provide the antidote to the fatigue stemming from last season’s mammoth campaign.
