the reds ' 3-4-2-1 formation , implemented from mid-december , helped produce a 13-match unbeaten barclays premier league run which lifted them to within a win of breaking back into the champions league qualification places .
after scraping a win against swansea they were then exposed by manchester united and arsenal , two teams already in the top four .
rodgers insists a drop-off in results is more to do with their own performances than those of their opponents that