3) The time it will take for the new signings to gel
Adam Lallana is improving, Lazar Markovic is still very young and Alberto Moreno has been largely good. But with Dejan Lovren’s inconsistency, Emre Can’s injury, Mario Balotelli’s lack of goals and Rickie Lambert’s worryingly poor start – the £120m plus Rodgers spent in the summer is looking very expensive. While the new guys are talented, none have hit the ground running – and to keep up with Chelsea and Manchester City, they would have needed to.
