Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum has urged fans to keep their expectations in-check.
Wijnaldum admits making up 25 points on last season's champions Manchester City is a huge challenge.
He told the Telegraph: “You could see the manager and players were full of energy when they came back from vacation – even those who were at the World Cup. After reaching the final we want more.
“Maybe what is expected is too much. We were not really in a competition with Man City in the Premier League last season. When you are 25 points behind, it is not competing.
“But all I can tell you as a player is I am happy when a player like Virgil (Van Dijk) signs and walks into the dressing room because then you think, 'yeah, we can really achieve something with this team'.
“We are doing everything we can. I can only say we hope to do it. There is no point going through this season saying, 'come on, come on, we have to win something, we have to win something'. We need to do the right things to get us into that position, to give us that chance. Looking too far ahead is a mistake."
