Three tight losses and big lessons as Liverpool’s struggles may spark a revival

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Liverpool got off to a perfect start this season but even the most ardent Liverpool fan would have admitted they were rarely at their best. A very poor first 85 minutes look to had been saved by Chiesa's late equaliser but Liverpool got a taste of their own injury time medicine as Eddie Nketiah gave Palace all three points with the final kick of the game.

Liverpool then travelled to a hostile Istanbul as they faced Galatasaray in the Champions League. Chelsea v Liverpool - Premier League | Justin Setterfield/GettyImagesNew players will almost always need time to adjust but many forget it's also hard for the long serving players to adapt to the new players.

Ibou Konate has had several extremely abject performances of late and with Liverpool's lack of defensive options, that looks a bigger worry. Overall and most importantly, Liverpool are just one point behind the league leaders and still have the one win in the Champions League.