The international break is finally over and what a game for Liverpool to come back to. Yes, it was a miserable final week in the run-up to the second of three enforced stoppages in domestic football before the first half of the season is out.

For the first time in head coach Arne Slot's reign, the Reds lost three matches in a row. And, while their Champions League defeat at Galatasaray was not damaging, their last-gasp Premier League losses at Crystal Palace and Chelsea handed Arsenal the chance to move clear at the top.

And that's exactly what the Gunners have done, following up their 2-0 home win over West Ham United with a 1-0 victory at Fulham to move four points clear of the defending champions.

How will Liverpool respond, then? Well, they certainly couldn't have asked for a bigger...