Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes upcoming games against top-six rivals Manchester United and Tottenham will give Jurgen Klopp's side a chance to prove their critics wrong.
The Reds stuttered through September and in seven matches between international breaks they managed just one win despite creating the majority of chances in most games.
It leaves them seven points off the pace set by both Manchester clubs but Gerrard, the club's current under-18s coach, believes that could change quickly when the Premier League resumes with the visit of United on October 14.
"I cannot wait for those two games because watching Liverpool since Jurgen has come in they are the games where Liverpool seem to prove everyone wrong and put in top-class performances," Gerrard told Sky Sports News after collecting a Legends of Football award at an event in London.