Does Liverpool’s season start now?

You would think that a 7-0 drubbing of your biggest rival would be that one result that would reignite your season, however, I’m more on the cautious side given how inconsistent Liverpool’s season has gone so far.

The defeat of Manchester United, which is their biggest-ever defeat in the Premier League, was no doubt a historic win that will be talked about for years to come but the question that is now posed is; does Liverpool’s season start now?

Liverpool will finish the season strong

Bar the 5-2 thrashing by the hands of Real Madrid recently, Liverpool have had an impressive run of form.

Four wins in their last five league games with five consecutive clean sheets are the best sequence of results Liverpool have managed this season.

While the performances in the wins against Newcastle United and Wolves were not wholly convincing, they were wins nonetheless, and wins are what the team needed desperately.

However, the win against United was something other-worldly.

It was almost like watching the Liverpool of old – strong in defence and devastating in attack.

The return of Ibrahima Konaté has done wonders for the backline with Trent Alexander-Arnold no longer completely exposed as he usually has been this season.

The growing chemistry of Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez, and Mohamed Salah has been evident with the trio all claiming braces in the game.

With a tough run of fixtures coming up with Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal all to play in their next four league games, this is the best result the team could have asked for on their way to a strong challenge for the top four.

Liverpool have more to prove

It’s easy to get caught up in a massive win, granted it’s a bigger win than any other Liverpool have managed this season (barring the 9-0 win over Bournemouth), but level heads must remain.

The hardest stretch of fixtures this season is yet to come this season and Liverpool have not yet proved this season that they can go through a hard run of games and come out better on the other side.

While Liverpool looks set to have a fully fit squad for the first time all season, Liverpool have an opportunity to reclaim a top-four spot but it’ll be a massive uptaking for the club.