After the weekend’s poor performance which ended in a 1 – 2 defeat to Arsenal at Anfield, Liverpool desperately needed a win against Wigan. With both Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard back from injuries Liverpool Boss Rafa Benitez was forced to secure the home victory. It has been in disappointing season so far for the Merseyside club 6 lost games so far and only 24 points in 16 games which place them as number 7 in the Premier League.

Liverpool has had a historical bad start to the Premier League season as they only have landed 23 points in 14 matches. Not good enough for a team like Liverpool which such a great history. Saturday afternoon could improve this statistic with an away win against underdog Blackburn at Ewood Park. The big problem this season for Liverpool has been the absence of skipper Steven Gerrard and target man Fernando Torres and with Torres still out Liverpool fans could fear for missing firepower up front.