In fullJürgen Klopp's AFC Bournemouth programme notes
Read Jürgen Klopp's programme notes ahead of this afternoon's home fixture against AFC Bournemouth at Anfield.
"Our season has had what I would say is a bit of a false start, but the beauty of football is that everything can change very quickly so today would be a good time for this to happen.
"Last season when we did unbelievably well there was not one part of me that thought it would be like this forever, no matter what. The sport we are involved in is played by human beings. Things change. Events happen. Fortune can go one way or another. There is always an opposition and this means other teams will have their moments.
"So while I wanted our start to the season to be better and believed that it would be, I always knew that this would not be a given.
"The important thing now is how we react. We cannot and will not feel sorry for ourselves. We cannot and will not just expect results to improve because that has happened in the past. We cannot and will not wait for help from anyone else – only we can make things better.
"Yes, we have perspective and we have a belief that comes from knowledge and experience, but we also know that the best way to improve is to work hard and stick together. There is no magic formula but this is definitely the best one.
"Working on the parts of our game which need sharpening is one part of this process but so too is recognising the elements which have worked well. Obviously no-one else is focusing on things like this when we have just lost to Manchester United but as coaches and players it is so important that we do recognise them because anything else does not make sense.
"Just as everything isn't perfect when we are winning games regularly, everything isn't broken when we are having to wait longer than we would have liked for our first victory.
"Today we will give it another try and we will do so in front of and with our own people. This is something that I could never and will never take for granted. We know the power of Anfield and we know how important our supporters are in everything we do. Between us, we can make a difference.
"We have done this so many times in the past and the best news of all is we are still in August so we have so many opportunities ahead of us to do the same again. We get to change our own situation and, to be honest, this is something that excites me because I know how special it feels when this happens.
"As well as the Bournemouth supporters, I would also like to welcome Scott Parker, his staff, players and club officials to Anfield. Anyone who knows anything about the Championship knows what a difficult league it is to get out of. But, like Fulham who we have played already, Bournemouth did it the most difficult way of all – by playing really, really good football.
"That was a proper achievement by a proper team and I have so much respect for what they did and how they did it. They will want to give us another knock so we have to be ready for this.
"At the time of writing these notes, I can say without hesitation that the reaction of my players to our disappointment at Old Trafford has been first-class. Nobody has felt sorry for himself or looked for excuses.
"If anything, the opposite has happened with everyone looking to take responsibility for everything and showing the kind of desire that is needed to hit back. Not that I expected anything else. The character of this group of players could never be in question.
"Away from football, I need to talk about a subject of much, much more importance. Like anyone else who loves Liverpool and its people, I was incredibly shocked by the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
"Nine years old? How can this happen? How is it even possible? I cannot comprehend it and the more I think about it, the more difficult it becomes to understand. That it could happen in a city as special as this one where people look out for one another and stand together makes even less sense.
"The first thing I would like to do is pass on the sympathies of everyone at Liverpool FC to Olivia's family. They are in my thoughts and prayers and I know this will be the same for so many others as well. The second thing is to appeal to anyone who might have any information about what happened to speak to the police or anyone else you trust.
"There is only one side to be on in this situation and that is the side of Olivia and her family. We are all with them."