Liverpool’s soft underbelly appears to be disappearing, too. During the campaign that condemned Rodgers, the team trailed in 29 matches and recovered to win a meagre four. A pattern of similarly sluggish starts has re-emerged under Klopp, but with the one crucial difference that his sides have rallied from behind to vanquish Chelsea, Bordeaux and Southampton, plus secure an invaluable draw with Rubin Kazan. So much for all his faux realism, then.