3 takeaways from Liverpool's win over Chelsea: Mourinho's days are numbered

Liverpool's attack has been criticised for its over-reliance on the wizardry of Philippe Coutinho on multiple occasions, with the club requiring the Brazilian to pull something out of his hat in order to either save the Reds from defeat or deliver three points.

It's a fair criticism, but sometimes the tiny midfielder makes you remember why he's so often tasked with carrying his club on his back. Saturday, at the crumbling fortress that is Stamford Bridge, was just such a day.

Coutinho scored twice - the first of which a gorgeous left-footed effort - and Christian Benteke came on as a late substitute to add another as Liverpool bounced back from Ramires' early header to claim a 3-1 win, heaping even more misery on beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese bench boss, who has now watched his team, almost unimaginably, procure a mere 11 points from as many matches this season, will be forced to answer more questions about his future in the wake of the club's sixth Premier League loss of the young campaign.

His counterpart Jurgen Klopp, however, will be relishing his first Premier League win. What a way to get it.

Here are three takeaways from Liverpool's victory.

Jose Mourinho is in big, big trouble

Flabbergasting. Unthinkable. Dumbfounding.

The words rolled off the tongue of iconic commentator Peter Drury as the seconds ticked away and the fans flooded towards the exit at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea, last season's runaway Premier League champion, looks a shell of its former self, with Saturday's result - a deserved loss considering the Blues looked entirely inept after opening the scoring in the fourth minute - leaving the club with more losses in a Premier League season under Mourinho than it has ever had before.

We're only 11 matches in.

"I have nothing to say," the divisive manager repeated multiple times during his immediate post-match interview.

It may not be long before Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has a couple words for him, though. Two, in particular.

Liverpool needs time to fully grip Klopp's pressing system

Change takes time.

In an ideal world, Jurgen Klopp would waltz into Anfield and his players would instantly grasp what is an incredibly demanding physical system that requires everyone, particularly the midfielders, to press the opposition constantly and vigorously.

Liverpool isn't quite there yet.

The German bench boss could be seen barking out instructions from the touchline for the majority of the contest - particularly in the opening half - imploring the likes of Lucas, James Milner, and Emre Can to stifle the Chelsea attack before it could begin by pressing immediately after losing the ball.

In a similar vein, it will also take time for Klopp to learn which of his players is adept at performing various roles on the pitch. Liverpool started the contest with Lucas, the most defensive of the club's midfielders, sitting in his typically deep position at the base, with Can free to get higher up the field and initiate the press in advanced positions. After the Brazilian was beaten twice early, conceding free kicks in threatening areas, Klopp made the quickfire decision to swap the roles of the two men.

He may yet be the saviour, but even a genius needs time to make things work - even if it all worked out in the end on Saturday, anyway,

Moreno is still terrible ... but Coutinho is awesome

Fine, this isn't a great revelation of any kind, but Alberto Moreno's inability - or perhaps complete unwillingness - to even make it look as though he cares about the defensive element of the game never ceases to amaze.

If he was a striker, that would be perfectly fine. Sadly for the 23-year-old, he's listed, at least in theory, as a left-back. Left-backs are supposed to defend. When they shun their duties, the opposition scores goals. Even if that opposition is a midfielder who hasn't scored a home goal in two years, as was the case before Ramires' bullet of a header gave Chelsea a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute of the contest.

As you'll see below, Moreno is marking the space at the back post when Cesar Azpilicueta fires in the cross that leads to the goal.

(Courtesy: Sportsnet)

Jump to head away the cross? Nope. Get your body in front of Ramires to at least throw him off stride and prevent a scoring opportunity? Also no. Instead, Moreno decides to stay rooted to the spot, and the Brazilian happily swooped in to score the opening goal of the match.

"I feel he trusts me. He spends a lot of time with me.... When I am defending, he tells me to be aggressive and stay tight to the person that I am marking," Moreno said earlier this week, referencing the fact that Klopp has shown much more faith in him than former boss Brendan Rodgers, who the Spaniard claimed "didn’t have quite so much confidence" in him.

Keep going like this, and Klopp's trust will dissipate.

On the flip side, of course, is Philippe Coutinho.

Frustrating in that his final product is lacking more often than you'd like from a player of his quality, Coutinho remains one of the most skillful players in the Premier League, and when he gets his compass figured out and puts the ball on goal, you often end up with beautiful goals like we saw today.

If Klopp's system takes hold and Coutinho is consistently given the ball in dangerous positions, with the opposition out of position after losing possession, the Brazilian could see his numbers skyrocket this season.

In the interest of watching talented players do exciting things, let's hope so.