Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish is sure the good times are just around the corner.
The Reds won their last league title in 1990 under the Scot's leadership but since then they have seen Manchester United assume their mantle and draw level on a record 18 titles.
Sunday's meeting at Old Trafford gives the current side a chance to prove that they are a match for their arch-rivals and Dalglish believes the gap between the two is not as great as is perceived.
"I honestly never thought the club would go so long without winning the championship," said the former player and manager.
"When you look back it is hard to believe they have. I suppose you should look back and say 'look at the amount we won and what we won'.
"But to think 1990 was the last championship we won, I don't think many people would have believed you if you had told them that back then.
"It is just a fact of life. It is not anyone else's fault bar our own.
"We just have to get ourselves back up to the mark and get close and get back to where we should be.
"Two years ago I thought 'this is it' when we ran Manchester United really close (finishing second with a record points haul) and we were full of optimism the following season but unfortunately it never happened.
"Everyone has hiccups in their history and this might just be a little bit we are going through with the transitional period but I don't think that will last too long."
