Liverpool will try to halt a three-match losing streak in all competitions on Sunday when they host a Manchester United side that finally might be growing in confidence under manager Ruben Amorim.
Liverpool (5-2-0, 15 points) lost their hold on the early Premier League lead after taking to a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea before the international window.
Unlike in the previous Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace, Liverpool bested the Blues in terms of the chances created.
However, for a second consecutive league fixture, manager Arne Slot's Reds conceded a winner in second-half stoppage time, this time to Chelsea's Estevao Willian in the sixth additional minute.
That dropped Liverpool a point behind Arsenal entering the weekend and puts even more focus on one of England's most historic riva