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“I don’t fancy Liverpool at all“, he said at the Telegraph Total Football Live event, in association with Virgin Media.

Damning. And, for headline writers, a dream. That’s because, over the four games, Liverpool Offside readers named one player Man of the Match three times and second best once.

Some would argue yes.

Philippe Coutinho will be suspended from the fixture after he was sent off in Liverpool’s home defeat to West Ham. “Performance levels have not been particularly impressive, even if seven points from 12 represents a decent enough start, in general terms”.

The worldwide break will calm things down, but with players travelling around the world for their respective nations, Manchester United await Rodgers and his team when they return. Harsh. Less than convincing spells under the ill-fated reigns of both Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish subsequently dragged the club further and further away from the untouchable reputation Liverpool once held on these here shores – arguably turning the Reds from solid title challengers, into nothing more than Europa League hopefuls.

“I think it’s an interesting season“, he added. Another Liverpool legend, Ronnie Whelan, also questioned if Rodgers knows what he’s doing after the game while former boss Roy Evans said there should be no excuses coming out of Anfield.

That’s a key issue, of course, and one will continue to provoke fierce debate among supporters – as it should. His side’s poor showing against West Ham acts as the ideal case in point – for although Liverpool had a whole manner of supposedly exciting stars to contend with that day – the team looked equally short of ideas up-top as well as continuing their incredibly shaky form at the back. They’ll be pushing for the top four, but at the moment you think they’ll finish fifth or sixth.

See, that’s a much more sensible appraisal, isn’t it?

Neal has a soft spot for Northern Ireland and hopes that along with his own country England, who he played for 50 times and coached as part of Graham Taylor’s managerial team, they reach the Euro 2016 finals.

Then there are the two biggest signings of the summer, who have work to do but have shown glimpses that they can contribute to the side. Before the Reds had a chance to get comfortable and finish the singing of “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, Manuel Lanzini slotted the ball past Simon Mignolet to give the Hammers an early 1-0 lead just three minutes in.