Not the start to the season that anyone at Anfield envisaged but, on this of all dates, there is an opportunity to apply perspective.
October 4, 2015 was the day Liverpool sacked Brendan Rodgers. They sat 10th in the Premier League when that decision was made, following a 1-1 draw with Everton, and were labouring in the Europa League, having drawn two games with FC Sion and Bordeaux.
Nobody would have taken you seriously had you said back then that, by October 4, 2022, Liverpool would have won seven trophies, contested nine finals (including three editions of the Champions League) and assembled one of the finest squads in Europe, so far were they off the pace.