"No, we are Liverpool," said the Dutchman. "The players here are used to being top of the table. It would be very weird if a player at Liverpool is with his head in the clouds. "If we don't play well tomorrow, then people will probably come up with that instead of saying that Palace played well or maybe we did other things wrong.

League-leading Liverpool can put pressure on the teams chasing them with victory at Crystal Palace in the weekend's opening game on Saturday, but manager Arne Slot said he and his players are not revelling in their position this early in the season.

Arne Slot has opened up on the competition for places in the Liverpool forward line this season.Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo have all started the season in strong form, while Darwin Nunez

Liverpool is making one of the toughest fixture lists in the new-format Champions League look quite easy. Two Italian teams have now been comfortably dealt with, as unheralded Bologna was beaten 2-0 on Wednesday two weeks after AC Milan was brushed aside 3-1 in San Siro.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah created some Champions League history on Wednesday night when he scored in the club's 2-0 win over Bologna at Anfield.Salah has positioned himself as a Liverpool

Mohamed Salah's timely late intervention made sure of a victorious return of the Champions League to Anfield as Liverpool beat Bologna 2-0.