Not really. Liverpool tore Stoke apart and the only reason it wasn't 6-0 was down to both Begovic's MOTM performance and their lack of clinicality (I think that is a word) which was their Achilles' heel last season. You also forgot to mention Aspas who was very good. Our defence will really have to be on their A-game.
Clinicalness is the word you're after!!
Anyway, apols, forgot about Aspas, but VP against us will be a different proposition to Stoke at Anfield.
Our defence will need to be on their A-game most weeks, that's the default setting! (Though it is improving, I'll give it that!)
Little story. Guy at work is a Liverpool fan (can't really call him a glory hunter!!). For the past few years he's bought tickets to Villa-Reds games off the OS in the home seats. This year they spotted the pattern and took him to task over it. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't come up with a viable reason other than the fact that his kids were Liverpool fans. The upshot is, he'll have to buy his tickets through Liverpool from now on, unless he finds a way round it. Not funny is it?