Klopp's Liverpool and their struggles against the Premier League's cannon fodder

Jurgen Klopp's side sit level on points with Manchester City and Chelsea at the top of the table, having recorded six wins and two draws from their opening eight games of the campaign.

Clashes with Huddersfield and Cardiff await, both of whom have suffered horrible starts to the season with neither side having claimed a single win in their eight games to date.

However, whilst victories may seem a formality, one major warning sign comes in the form of Liverpool's record against bottom-three teams, with the Merseysiders having won just six of 19 games against clubs languishing in the bottom three (W6, D7, L6).

The first of those losses came against Newcastle at St James' Park back in December 2015 and things haven't improved since. The winter of 2017 was particularly painful as Klopp and co fell to defeat against Swansea, Hull and Leicester all in the space of a single five-week window.

Even last season as they shone in Europe and possessed one of the most feared attacking trios in world football, Liverpool recorded just two wins in six against bottom-three sides.

With Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Naby Keita having all picked up injuries during the international break that record could still get worse in the coming weeks.