I hope Liverpool are not slow to heat. This problem occurred last season, although there were indeed several core players injured. Liverpool's player transfers are not so good either. Nunez was expected to compete with Haaland but it failed. Today they had the opportunity to make some transfers but it seems the management didn't do that. Maybe they will rely on Gakpo who is starting to perform well and of course giving more minutes to Nunez
Last season was exactly as you said Liverpool was late in the heat and they came out even better after not winning for seven games after beating Man United 7-0 if I'm not mistaken. Apart from Nunez, who did not develop much and was also affected by several other injured players, this made Liverpool's appearance inconsistent and difficult to get full points. This season it is hoped that Nunez and Gakpo can take on their respective roles to bring Liverpool to compete in the League standings.
The Liverpool transfer market is also not too aggressively looking for the players needed and they even release several players to other clubs for several reasons. If they only rely on the few players they have, we are very worried that this will have the same impact as last season, because competition in the Premier League will be even more competitive with the arrival of many new players at other clubs.