Expectations were high following a 250 million-plus euros summer spending spring that brought Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and company to the club.

A disorganized and utterly poor Liverpool lost to slumping Wigan 1-0 away.

Didn’t some guy recently say Arsenal was out of the title race?

Steven Gerrard’s controversial penalty earned the Reds a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Monday.

Liverpool’s visit to Chelsea on Sunday marks the first Premier League battle between title contenders this season.

All of a sudden life is good on Merseyside. The red part, that is.