Roy Hodgson has called on Liverpool supporters to reserve judgement on his side's season after 10 games.
A trip to Birmingham City awaits the Reds on Sunday with the club currently 14th in the Premier League after taking four points from their first three games.
But Hodgson insists that he is not worried about the current domestic standings as the opening weeks of the new campaign is too premature to assess the Liverpool's fortunes.
He said: "I know how many points we have but I don't know what that means in terms of the table.
"I think tables are of no interest until at least ten games have been played. Then you start looking to see how big a gap there is between yourself and the top teams or between yourself and the bottom teams. I don't think you worry about that after three games.
"The programme plays a big part in that and we've already played Arsenal at home and Manchester City away. Injuries play a part as well when teams don't have their best team available early on but will do soon.
"After ten games I will start worrying about the table but until then I'll worry more about performances and results."
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