Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon is flying in to attend Liverpool's Premier League clash with Huddersfield Town at Anfield.

At the end of a week when the club's American owners once again knocked down rumours that they were involved in talks to sell up, Gordon will be in the directors box as Jurgen Klopp's side look to get their season back on track.

Gordon is the senior figure in the FSG hierarchy who is involved in the day-to-day running of Liverpool.

His phone is Klopp's direct line to the Boston-based owners and their relationship is strong.

After such an underwhelming start to the season, it would have been easy for the manager to shift responsibility elsewhere at Melwood on Friday afternoon.

He could have played to the galleries and talked about how Liverpool can't expect to compete with the greater riches of Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.

He could have bemoaned the club's failure to land his top targets last summer, having personally convinced Virgil van Dijk and Naby Keita that Anfield was their destination of choice for the 2017-18 campaign.

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But, instead, Klopp insisted: "I am 100% responsible for all this. I know I am. I cannot blame the owners."

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Klopp has always been adamant that it was him who decided not to pursue a Plan B at centre-back after missing out on Van Dijk. He was prepared to wait 12 months for Keita rather than buy an inferior alternative.

It's undoubtedly been a tough few months for the German coach. Liverpool haven't kicked on from last season's top-four finish as he expected.

He's been hampered by injuries to the likes of Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana and Nathaniel Clyne.

Klopp's ability to develop talent is what convinced FSG to break the bank to secure his services - but he's stood accused of placing too much trust in players who repeatedly fall short of expectations.

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August was packed full of promise with the rollercoaster draw at Watford, followed by a resounding Champions League play-off triumph over Hoffenheim and contrasting league wins over Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

September was miserable with the thrashing at the hands of Man City, a couple of European stalemates which felt like defeats, a scrappy draw with Burnley and a League Cup exit to Leicester, which was unconvincingly avenged in the Premier League.

October hasn't been much better. Dominance going unrewarded against Newcastle and Manchester United before going from the sublime in Maribor to the ridiculous against Tottenham.

Just five days after registering the biggest away European win in the club's illustrious history, the Reds were embarrassed under Wembley's giant arch. Their weaknesses were glaringly exposed.

It's difficult to make sense of Klopp's Liverpool. They can be box office at one end and car crash at the other.

This is a crucial stage of the season. Talk of transfers at the moment is pointless.

Liverpool face 15 games between now and when the window opens in January.

Their top-four status and whether they make it to the knockout stages of the Champions League will be determined by the current crop.

For all the focus on Dejan Lovren and Simon Mignolet last weekend, Liverpool were outclassed in every department.

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Klopp may have taken full responsibility - but it's time a few more leaders in the dressing room stepped up and shouldered the burden.

There was a managerial change on the other side of Stanley Park this week - but Klopp's position is as secure as ever.

He's under no added pressure. He remains FSG's man and their faith in the long-term project they embarked on together is unwavering.

The hope is that Gordon will witness a spirited response on his visit to Anfield on Saturday.

FSG and Klopp are going nowhere - but it's time for Liverpool to start climbing that table.