Jose Mourinho will be hoping to avoid his first defeat of the season when Manchester United visit Liverpool on Saturday.

But there's one record everyone is nervously aware about - but nobody is talking about - that Jurgen Klopp will be hoping to avoid equalling.

The one that got Brendan Rodgers the sack - two years ago last week.

The Anfield club have won just one of their last four Premier League games and - while there are no calls for the manager to quit - he's coming dangerously close to doing at least as badly as Rodgers did at the start of the 2015/2016 season.

The Liverpool team went through their paces at the Melwood Training Ground today (
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Alberto Moreno, training today, is expected to keep James Milner out of the starting XI again (
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Danny Ings, training today, has been linked with a move to Newcastle (
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Back in October 2015, Klopp's predecessor was given the sack after a 1-1 draw with local rivals Everton.

That result left The Reds languishing in 10th place after eight games - with just 12 points - enough for some clubs, but not the Liverpool hierarchy back then it seems.

Their lunchtime match against Man United this Saturday is Liverpool’s eighth game of this season - and they are already on just 12 points from this campaign.

A defeat for Liverpool wouldn't be a surprise given Manchester United's current form.

Jose Mourinho will be hoping to extend Man Utd's great start to the season (
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Roberto Firmino could do with a confidence booster on Saturday (
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Daniel Sturridge training at Melwood Training Ground today (
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So if they end up losing and have 12 points from those first eight games - and if Rodgers' position back then was untenable - what now has changed?

This might well be the question Liverpool fans are asking themselves come Saturday evening.

The pressure is truly on the German coach to get something, anything, out of the game.

Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip of Liverpool during a training session today (
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If he doesn't, the calls may well start.

Although, the Liverpool board might simply be happy in the fact their team is playing more exciting football than two years ago - and the question might actually rather be, is that, and not being at the top, enough for the fans?

Or rather, how long can that patience last?