Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers said his team are in a period of "transition" and before they start to turn the corner there will be setbacks. Last year's runners-up have won only two of their first six Premier League matches and lost 1-0 to Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Rodgers said: "We had to improve the squad and unfortunately we've lost a number of our key players to injuries.
"It brings us into a little period of transition again."
On coping with the transition, he added: "It's something that was difficult in the first few months when I got here.
"You have to go through some pain along the way. We are in a difficult moment but that's the great challenge for myself and the players."
