Jose Reina is putting a positive spin on Liverpool’s stuttering start to the new season.

The Reds have lost two of their opening four games in the Premier League, leading to many pundits claiming they have little chance of winning the championship.

However, rather than take any notice of the doom and gloom, Spanish goalkeeper Reina insists it is better to get the poor results out of the way at the start of the campaign.

"It is not normal for Liverpool to open the season with two defeats from three games," he told LFC Weekly. "But it's still early days and in a few weeks time, we may have a run of wins behind us.

“Then the bad results will be forgotten about. If a team is going to suffer from bad form, it's better for it to be at the start of the season because there is a lot more time to recover.

"Many clubs have proven that over the years and gone on to achieve great things at the end of the campaign. There is a lot of pessimism about our chances this season from the media at the moment.

“But we are the only people who can prove them wrong. We still have confidence as a squad and we have to put trust in each other - just like we did last season."