Jurgen Klopp may be about to unleash new Liverpool attack in absence of Darwin Nunez

Having failed to take flight after three Premier League games, Jurgen Klopp will be thankful of a Saturday afternoon visit to Anfield from a newly-promoted club.

But the Reds cannot be under any illusion that the game with Scott Parker's Bournemouth offers an automatic route towards three precious points this weekend.

In fact, Liverpool must alter a frankly absurd trend that began way back in May before they can think about finally picking up a win this term. Manchester United's opener in the Reds' 2-1 loss at Old Trafford on Monday was the seventh successive league game that Klopp' men have fallen behind in.

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And with an injury-hit and underperforming Liverpool team spluttering so far this term, having taken just two points from a possible nine, a repeat on Saturday does not bare thinking about.

Klopp has hinted that he has at least mulled over a re-think over his tactical structure but a lack of fit and available front players has denied him the opportunity to move to a 4-2-3-1 formation.

"We have, in the moment, five senior midfielders, and we have to start with three,” he said after the defeat at United. “We could start with two if we had more attackers but we only have three attackers, so it means we have to start with three and