Andy Robertson is adamant Liverpool have sufficient time to salvage their Premier League season after Christmas - as he explained why his regular competition with Trent Alexander-Arnold has been put on hold.
A difficult start of the campaign has seen Jurgen Klopp's side already lose four times in 14 top-flight games - double the number of such defeats over the entirety of last season - to stand seven points adrift of the Champions League places and a mammoth 15 behind runaway leaders Arsenal.
While the Reds have a game in hand on fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, their tally of 22 points is their lowest at this stage of a campaign since 2014/15 when they ended up finishing sixth.