Those four errors have come against West Brom, Sunderland, Norwich and, after his latest error this weekend, Newcastle.

That is three of the Premier League's current bottom four, as well as the side in 15th place. And crucially, Liverpool have drawn all four of those matches, dropping eight points.

Of course it is reductive to place all the blame for those dropped points on the Belgian. There are other factors at play in each case, not least the defending, positioning and decision-making of those in front of him, but if you write off his errors this season, Liverpool might well have been challenging Arsenal and Manchester City for fourth place. They are eight points off fourth as things stand.