Liverpool look to blow away September blues, Saints seek 90s spirit to topple Manchester United and Sanches can show his class for Swansea
Liverpool fans could be forgiven for thinking January would be a shoo-in for their most miserable month of 2017. September, however, has the potential to be equally bleak. Jürgen Klopp’s side have yet to win this month, and opportunities to change that sorry state of affairs are thin on the ground, with only away games at Leicester City and Spartak Moscow remaining. A second defeat in four days at the King Power is far from unthinkable – the Foxes have been a bogey team since the 1960s, while Klopp may be forced to pair Ragnar Klavan and Joe Gomez at the back – and could send their season into a negative spiral, with a tricky run of games to come in October, nearly all away from Anfield. On the flip side, it wouldn’t take much for Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho to click sweetly again as they did in pre-season, in which case Klopp’s side could regain their momentum in some style. It’ll be fascinating to see which Liverpool turns up; good luck calling it. SM
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