Jurgen Klopp dampens hype around Liverpool

Liverpool 5 Hull City 1: At a club desperate to end a 27-year wait for the Premier League title, manager Jurgen Klopp is right to temper expectation.

With leaders Manchester City perfect in their start and Leicester’s title win last season already looking more freakish than ever in the face of the rallying of the traditional big guns, winning the league this season could be as difficult as it’s ever been for the Reds.

Their case to at least be serious challengers currently looks strong, with a 5-1 demolition of Hull City on Saturday lifting Liverpool into the top four on the back of a third successive league win. How much that defeat at Burnley must still hurt.