Liverpool and Roy Hodgson are coming in for some criticism after finding themselves in 16th place with five points after five games. However, Cole insists it is far too early to judge the new boss and his new line-up.
"Judge us in May. We have had a tough start to the season with the fixture list and with Fernando not being match fit, and also the change of personnel with the change of manager," said the midfielder.
"We will pick up, I am convinced. If we keep passing the ball the way we did [against Manchester United] we will be fine.
"We have got to try and take the positives. We passed the ball well, scored two goals and we were beaten by a great team and a player on top of his game.
"But we will be alright, we just need to keep going."