I wouldn't worry. Having seen there next few fixtures I wouldn't rule them out of being 3/4 points adrift by the end of September
Premier League Liverpool v Man City Sun 26 Aug 16:00 Premier League Liverpool v Arsenal Sun 2 Sep 13:30 Premier League Sunderland v Liverpool Sat 15 Sep 17:30 Premier League Liverpool v Man Utd Sun 23 Sep 13:30 Premier League Norwich v Liverpool Sat 29 Sep 15:00 With one loss and suspension of key player going into these games. please log in to view this image