What’s Hot and What’s Not from Liverpool’s season so far

HOT – Battling near the top once again

Only once in the last seven Premier League seasons have Liverpool been battling out near the top of the division, and that was when they almost won the title under Brendan Rodgers in 2014.

However, the other six campaigns have seen them finish in sixth twice, seventh twice, and eighth twice, so the fact that they are now fifth and just three points off second is an excellent effort from Klopp’s men.

Although their title challenge faded away in January, the fact that the Reds are once again battling near the top represents a good season at Anfield, although given their start and early season form, anything less than a top four finish would be deemed a disappointing effort.

Nonetheless, many people up and down the country had Liverpool as potential top four challengers this term, so for them to have put that into reality deserves much credit.