With eight games played entering the break, Liverpool is in fourth place, three points behind Tottenham at the top of the standings. The Reds have so far been able to get through a challenging start to the season. First up was a trip away to Chelsea, which was quickly followed by trips to Newcastle, Tottenham, and most recently Brighton. Given that high-flyers Villa have also visited Anfield, Klopp’s team is in good shape.
With the hard-earned point on the South Coast, Liverpool has now played eight games and amassed 17 points, just three points behind Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in the early standings. However, Klopp’s team’s first two months should give supporters hope. Despite a long list of challenges they had to overcome that had little to do with trying to integrate new players while adjusting to the departure of others, they are currently higher than they were at the same stage last term and are already three points better off this time around.
Prior to the international, the Europa League was also finished, but the atmosphere wasn’t quite what Reds’ supporters are used to at Anfield on European nights. With six points to Toulouse’s four, Jurgen Klopp’s team leads their Europa group comfortably. How far do you think they can advance? Will they be able to return to Champions League matches?
