Given Liverpool played nine times in less than a month at the tail end of 2023, an 11-day January gap between fixtures will feel like an age for Jurgen Klopp.
Or perhaps, given the break in play afforded the Reds boss and his players the rare opportunity of a short holiday, the stretch without any work commitments might not have been long enough in their view.
Liverpool are back in action on Sunday when they travel to Bournemouth for what is their first Premier League fixture since New Year's Day when a 4-2 win over Newcastle took them three points clear at the top.
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Since then, Aston Villa have drawn with Everton and Manchester City rallied late to beat Newcastle, while fifth-place Tottenham drew 2-2 with Manchester United to go level on points with Arsenal, who are directly above their North London rivals.
With City's late winner at St James' Park sending them up to second, the top of the table has a familiar look about it once more as the Reds prepare to duel it out with Pep Guardiola's team yet again.
Ahead of Klopp's meeting with the media at the AXA Training Centre on Friday morning, the ECHO assesses the big topics that might be on the agenda.
January transfer latest
The lack of wheeling and dealing might suggest otherwise but the January transfer window is still officially open and Klopp might once more be asked about the potential for incomings and outgoings this month.
The manager rarely divulges too much when it comes to transfers, even when Liverpool are knee-deep in negotiations, so there might be little to update upon when
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