Sadio Mane admits things have got “really complicated” at Liverpool this season, with serious regression endured by a side that had got “used to winning every single game”.
For the best part of two seasons, the Reds became accustomed to sweeping aside all before them – with Champions League, Club World Cup and Premier League crowns secured during a memorable run.
The 2020-21 campaign has delivered a crash back down to earth amid injury struggles, and Mane concedes that targets at Anfield have had to be realigned.