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Cole calls for patience over Liverpool's slow start to season

Joe Cole is remaining calm despite Liverpool's worst start in the Premier League in 18 years. Liverpool have won just won of their opening five games after going down 3-2 to old rivals Manchester United on Sunday.

Cole is confident Roy Hodgson's side will soon turn things around.

"Judge us in May where we are," Cole told Sky Sports News. "We have had a tough start to the season with the fixture list and with Fernando [Torres] not being match fit, 100 per cent up until the last couple of weeks and also the change of personnel with the change of manager.

"We will pick up, I am convinced. If we keep passing the ball the way we did [against Manchester United] we will be fine."

Cole also rejected suggestions that the ongoing uncertainty regarding the ownership of the club is affecting performances on the pitch.

"No, not really, our job is to go out and try and win games," added Cole.

"We have got to try and take the positives [from the United game], we passed the ball well, scored two goals and we got beaten by a great team and a player on top of his game.

"But we will be alright, we just need to keep going."

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