October will separate the men from the boys. Most of the clubs competing in Europe have nine matches next month — yes, nine — and that includes Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
The Reds have got Brighton, Rangers, Arsenal, Rangers again, Manchester City, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Ajax and Leeds between now and Halloween.
That is enough to make a few fans nervous. Muscular injuries haven’t been kind to Liverpool. That’s how most of their players pick up problems, like Thiago Alcantara, who’s been missed in midfield with a hamstring injury.
That’s natural, given the work this group put in to implement Klopp’s style of play.