In a meeting with a handful of journalists recently, Arne Slot revealed that the purchase of a new car meant he no longer had access to some of the radio stations he had previously tuned into on his drives to Liverpool's AXA Training Centre. It's proven to be ideal timing, as it turns out, given the knee-jerk reactions of some of the usual blow-hards that are likely now forthcoming on the back of three successive defeats.

The Liverpool head coach might be better tuning his dial to something far more relaxing for the next week or two, particularly given the dearth of club football during the international period usually provides fertile ground for some reactive sensationalism.

But despite entering the break on the back of his worst official run as Reds boss, with three successive defeats across as a chastening week, some perspective is much needed.