There comes a time for fans of teams at the top end of the table when they start to believe their side can win the league. Liverpool supporters were not of this mind frame on the first day of December 2013, when the Reds lost 3-1 at Hull City.
The result left them fourth in the table, seven points adrift of leaders Arsenal. As they finished the previous season – Brendan Rodgers’ first – seventh this was hardly disastrous, but having begun their campaign with three straight wins, hopes had grown that Liverpool might kick on a bit more.
Things quickly turned after the debacle in east Yorkshire though. Three days later, Norwich City were blown away 5-1 at Anfield, with Luis Suarez holding a goal of the season contest on his own, then three days after that West Ham came calling and lost 4-1.
