
For the teams at the top end of the game, there comes a point in the season which makes the turn from possibility into reality: a span of matches that dictate if the foundations of the campaign can really lead to trophies, top-four finishes or other objectives.
Liverpool are facing one such juncture in the coming fortnight – a run of five games, across four competitions, which will largely set up how many pieces of silverware they can be optimistic about challenging for in the business end of 2021/22.