LIVERPOOL, England -- So much for Liverpool's "nightmare" start to the season. Three games in and the reigning champions have aced it so far by beating last season's Championship winners (Leeds United), Europe's biggest summer spenders (Chelsea) and a resurgent Arsenal side -- 3-1 on Monday at Anfield -- that only last month overcame Jurgen Klopp's team at Wembley to win the Community Shield.
Thanks to the early stumbles of others this season, it already looks as though the only team capable of stopping Liverpool winning another title this season will be Liverpool themselves.
While all of their likeliest challengers have already slipped up and dropped points - Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all have a Premier League defeat in their column less than month into the campaign -- Liverpool have bagged maximum points from their three games so far and are only sitting in second position right now because Leicester have a better goal difference after also winning their first three fixtures.