Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore has jibed at rivals Manchester United, saying that the Reds are "back on our perch", a reference to a phrase famously used by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Former United boss Ferguson infamously said shortly after arriving at Old Trafford that his first job was to "knock Liverpool right off their perch," before winning 13 Premier League titles to take United's total tally two above their Merseyside rivals.
"We are back on our perch, as we famously say," Moore said during an interview at the World Football Summit in Madrid.
Liverpool are top of the Premier League having won all of their first six games this season.