2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Liverpool Football Club's 130th season in existence and their 60th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Liverpool were on course to winning a unique quadruple, as they won a record-breaking ninth EFL Cup and the FA Cup, beating Chelsea on penalties in both finals. However, they lost the Premier League title by one point to Manchester City, and – in a repeat of the 2018 final – lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. This was the first season since 2015–16 without Georginio Wijnaldum, who departed to Paris Saint-Germain and the first since 2017-18 without Xherdan Shaqiri, who departed to Lyon.

Liverpool
2021–22 season
Liverpool players during their Premier League match away to Manchester United, which they won 5–0.
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerJürgen Klopp
StadiumAnfield
Premier League2nd
FA CupWinners
EFL CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Salah (23)

All:
Mohamed Salah (31)

Season overview

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Liverpool excelled in both the FA Cup and EFL Cup, beating Chelsea in both finals on penalties after both matches ended in goalless draws. On the final day of the season, Liverpool faced Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield, while their title challengers Manchester City faced Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool found themselves 0–1 down early in the match, however, City were also a goal down to Villa. Sadio Mané levelled the scoreline for Liverpool, and their title hopes were kept alive by the fact that City were now 0–2 down. However, City went on to score three goals in five minutes to take the lead and, despite Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson scoring two late goals to beat Wolves 3–1, it was not enough and the Reds were pipped to the title by a point. Meanwhile in the UEFA Champions League, despite being drawn in a group with Atlético Madrid, AC Milan and Porto, Liverpool made history by becoming the first English club to win all six group stage matches. They advanced all the way to the final where they took on Real Madrid, as they had done four years earlier. In Paris, the same city in which the Reds won the European Cup against Madrid in 1981, they lost 0–1 as Vinícius Júnior scored the only goal of the game for Los Blancos.

First-team squad

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As of 28 May 2022[1]
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson   (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 29)   Roma 184 1 2
13 Adrián   (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 35)   West Ham United 25 0 0
22 Loris Karius   (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 29)   Mainz 05 49 0 0
62 Caoimhín Kelleher   (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 23)   LFC Academy 17 0 0
97 Marcelo Pitaluga   (2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 19)   Fluminense 0 0 0
Defenders
4 Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain)   (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 30)   Southampton 181 16 6
5 Ibrahima Konaté   (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 (aged 23)   RB Leipzig 29 3 1
12 Joe Gomez   (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 25)   Charlton Athletic 142 0 5
21 Kostas Tsimikas   (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 26)   Olympiacos 33 0 6
26 Andrew Robertson   (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 28)   Hull City 224 8 52
32 Joël Matip   (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 30)   Schalke 04 166 9 6
46 Rhys Williams   (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 21)   LFC Academy 19 0 0
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold   (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 23)   LFC Academy 226 12 60
Midfielders
3 Fabinho   (1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 28)   Monaco 170 11 7
6 Thiago   (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 31)   Bayern Munich 69 3 5
7 James Milner (vice-captain)   (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 36)   Manchester City 289 26 43
8 Naby Keïta   (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 27)   RB Leipzig 116 11 6
14 Jordan Henderson (captain)   (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 32)   Sunderland 449 33 55
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain   (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 28)   Arsenal 133 17 13
17 Curtis Jones   (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 21)   LFC Academy 74 8 9
67 Harvey Elliott   (2003-04-04)4 April 2003 (aged 19)   Fulham 20 1 1
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino   (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 30)   1899 Hoffenheim 327 98 67
10 Sadio Mané   (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 30)   Southampton 269 120 38
11 Mohamed Salah   (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 30)   Roma 254 156 58
18 Takumi Minamino   (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 27)   Red Bull Salzburg 55 14 3
20 Diogo Jota   (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 25)   Wolverhampton Wanderers 85 34 7
23 Luis Díaz   (1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 25)   Porto 26 6 4
27 Divock Origi   (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 27)   Lille 175 41 14

New contracts

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Date Position No. Player Ref.
14 June 2021 GK 13   Adrián [2]
24 June 2021 GK 62   Caoimhín Kelleher [3]
9 July 2021 MF 67   Harvey Elliott [4]
30 July 2021 DF 66   Trent Alexander-Arnold [5]
3 August 2021 MF 3   Fabinho [6]
4 August 2021 GK 1   Alisson [7]
13 August 2021 DF 4   Virgil van Dijk [8]
24 August 2021 DF 26   Andrew Robertson [9]
31 August 2021 MF 14   Jordan Henderson [10]
31 August 2021 DF 47   Nathaniel Phillips [11]
31 August 2021 DF 46   Rhys Williams [12]
28 April 2022 M   Jürgen Klopp [13]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position No. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 DF 5   Ibrahima Konaté   RB Leipzig £36,000,000 [14]
30 January 2022 FW 23   Luis Díaz   Porto £47,000,000[a] [15]
Total £83,000,000
  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £50,000,000

Transfers out

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Date Position No. Player To Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 FW 53   Joe Hardy   Accrington Stanley Released [16]
1 July 2021 MF 5   Georginio Wijnaldum   Paris Saint-Germain Released [17]
3 July 2021 GK 73   Kamil Grabara   Copenhagen £3,000,000 [18]
8 July 2021 FW 41   Liam Millar   Basel £1,300,000 [19]
20 July 2021 MF 16   Marko Grujić   Porto £10,500,000 [20]
20 July 2021 FW   Taiwo Awoniyi   Union Berlin £7,850,000[a] [21]
24 July 2021 FW 59   Harry Wilson   Fulham £12,000,000 [22]
28 July 2021 DF   Yasser Larouci   Troyes Released [23]
23 August 2021 MF 23   Xherdan Shaqiri   Lyon £9,500,000 [24]
4 January 2022 DF 77   Morgan Boyes   Livingston Released [25]
4 January 2022 DF 44   Tony Gallacher   St. Johnstone Released [26]
Total £44,550,000
  1. ^ Inclusive of 10% sell-on clause

Loans out

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Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref
1 July 2021 End of season DF   Adam Lewis   Livingston None [27]
1 July 2021 End of season DF 72   Sepp van den Berg   Preston North End None [28]
2 July 2021 End of season
FW
  Paul Glatzel   Tranmere Rovers None [29]
10 July 2021 End of season DF   Anderson Arroyo   Mirandés None [30]
16 August 2021 2 January 2022 MF 65   Leighton Clarkson   Blackburn Rovers None [31][32]
16 August 2021 End of season DF 28   Ben Davies   Sheffield United £500,000 [33]
23 August 2021 End of season MF 58   Ben Woodburn   Heart of Midlothian None [34]
31 August 2021 End of season MF 64   Jake Cain   Newport County None [35]
31 August 2021 End of season MF 50   Luis Longstaff   Queen's Park None [36]
31 August 2021 End of season FW 54   Sheyi Ojo   Millwall None [37]
31 August 2021 20 January 2022 DF 46   Rhys Williams   Swansea City None [38][39]
31 January 2022 End of season DF 47   Nathaniel Phillips   Bournemouth £1,500,000 [40][41]
31 January 2022 End of season DF 76   Neco Williams   Fulham None [42]
Total £2,000,000

Transfer summary

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Pre-season and friendlies

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On 12 July 2021, Liverpool announced that they would play four friendlies as part of a pre-season training camp in Austria.[43] On 19 July, they stated that they would complete their pre-season campaign with two home friendlies.[44] On 29 July, the Reds confirmed that they would face Bologna in two sixty-minute matches as part of a training camp in France in between the previously announced engagements.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2021 Friendly Wacker Innsbruck   1–1   Liverpool Austria
18:00 CEST Ronivaldo   17' Report Origi   5' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Note: Thirty-minute mini-game
20 July 2021 Friendly VfB Stuttgart   1–1   Liverpool Saalfelden, Austria
18:45 CEST Förster   6' Report Mané   20' Stadium: Saalfelden Arena
Attendance: 0
Note: Thirty-minute mini-game
23 July 2021 Friendly Mainz 05   0–1   Liverpool Grödig, Austria
18:15 CEST Report Kilian   86' (o.g.) Stadium: Greisbergers Betten-Arena
Attendance: 3,500
29 July 2021 Friendly Liverpool   3–4   Hertha BSC Innsbruck, Austria
20:20 CEST Mané   36'
Minamino   42'
Konaté   45 1'
Gomez   79'
Oxlade-Chamberlain   87'
Report Ascacíbar   20'
Serdar   30'
Selke   45 1'
Jovetić   66', 80'
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Pfister
5 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool   2–0   Bologna Thonon-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST Jota   7'
Mané   14'
Report Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: Sixty-minute mini-game
5 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool   1–0   Bologna Thonon-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST Minamino   14'
Origi   46'
Report Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: Sixty-minute mini-game
8 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool   1–1   Athletic Bilbao Liverpool
16:30 BST Jota   13' Report Berenguer   53' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mike Dean
9 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool   3–1   Osasuna Liverpool
19:00 BST Areso   14' (o.g.)
Firmino   21', 41'
Report Kike   70' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool   4–1   Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Origi  
Williams  
Jones  
Gordon  
Report Traoré   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 2nd 38 28 8 2 94 26 68 073.68
FA Cup 8 January 2022 14 May 2022 Third round Winners 6 5 1 0 13 5 8 083.33
EFL Cup 21 September 2021 27 February 2022 Third round Winners 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 050.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 28 May 2022 Group stage Runners-up 13 10 1 2 30 14 16 076.92
Total 63 46 13 4 147 48 99 073.02

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 29 6 3 99 26 73 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 13 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[47]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[46]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 28 8 2 94 26   68 92 15 4 0 49 9   40 13 4 2 45 17   28

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617182021222324252619282927313230343536333738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHAHHHAAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWDWWDDWWDLWWWWWWDLDWWWWWWWWWWDWWWDWWW
Position33532122224333222233322222222222222222
Points3671013141518212222252831343740414142454851545760636669727376798283868992
Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.[48]

14 August 2021 1 Norwich City 0–3 Liverpool Norwich
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,023
Referee: Andre Marriner
21 August 2021 2 Liverpool 2–0 Burnley Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,591
Referee: Mike Dean
28 August 2021 3 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,100
Referee: Anthony Taylor
12 September 2021 4 Leeds United 0–3 Liverpool Leeds
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,507
Referee: Craig Pawson
18 September 2021 5 Liverpool 3–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,985
Referee: Andy Madley
25 September 2021 6 Brentford 3–3 Liverpool Brentford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,876
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 October 2021 7 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,102
Referee: Paul Tierney
16 October 2021 8 Watford 0–5 Liverpool Watford
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,085
Referee: Jon Moss
24 October 2021 9 Manchester United 0–5 Liverpool Trafford
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,088
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 October 2021 10 Liverpool 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,197
Referee: Mike Dean
7 November 2021 11 West Ham United 3–2 Liverpool Stratford
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,909
Referee: Craig Pawson
20 November 2021 12 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Liverpool
17:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,092
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Managers Mikel Arteta and Jürgen Klopp were both cautioned   in the 32nd minute.
27 November 2021 13 Liverpool 4–0 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,040
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 December 2021 14 Everton 1–4 Liverpool Liverpool
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,641
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 December 2021 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,729
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
11 December 2021 16 Liverpool 1–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,093
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 December 2021 17 Liverpool 3–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,951
Referee: Mike Dean
19 December 2021 18 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Liverpool Tottenham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 45,421
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned   in the 39th minute for arguing with the referee.
28 December 2021 20 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,230
Referee: Michael Oliver
2 January 2022 21 Chelsea 2–2 Liverpool Fulham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,072
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Liverpool was managed by their assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders as Jürgen Klopp tested positive for COVID.
16 January 2022 22 Liverpool 3–0 Brentford Liverpool
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,824
Referee: Jon Moss
23 January 2022 23 Crystal Palace 1–3 Liverpool Selhurst
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,002
Referee: Kevin Friend
10 February 2022 24 Liverpool 2–0 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,050
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
13 February 2022 25 Burnley 0–1 Liverpool Burnley
14:00 GMT Report Henderson   26'
Fabinho   40'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 February 2022 26 Liverpool 3–1 Norwich City Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,135
Referee: Mike Dean
23 February 2022 19 Liverpool 6–0 Leeds United Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,018
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 December 2021, but was postponed at the request of both clubs due to a COVID outbreak in the Leeds squad.
5 March 2022 28 Liverpool 1–0 West Ham United Liverpool
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,059
Referee: Jon Moss
12 March 2022 29 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Liverpool Brighton and Hove
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2022 27 Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool Holloway
20:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,968
Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 February 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the EFL Cup final.
2 April 2022 31 Liverpool 2–0 Watford Liverpool
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,104
Referee: Stuart Attwell
10 April 2022 32 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,197
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 April 2022 30 Liverpool 4–0 Manchester United Liverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,686
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 March 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
24 April 2022 34 Liverpool 2–0 Everton Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,852
Referee: Stuart Attwell
30 April 2022 35 Newcastle United 0–1 Liverpool Newcastle
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,281
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 May 2022 36 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,177
Referee: Michael Oliver
10 May 2022 33 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,919
Referee: Jon Moss
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 16 April 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup semi-finals.
17 May 2022 37 Southampton 1–2 Liverpool Southampton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,588
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 May 2022, but was postponed due to Liverpool's participation in the FA Cup final.
22 May 2022 38 Liverpool 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,097
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

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Liverpool were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in the third round to begin their participation in the competition.[49]

9 January 2022 Third round Liverpool 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Liverpool
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,226
Referee: David Coote
6 February 2022 Fourth round Liverpool 3–1 Cardiff City Liverpool
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,268
Referee: Andrew Madley
2 March 2022 Fifth round Liverpool 2–1 Norwich City Liverpool
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,231
Referee: Martin Atkinson
20 March 2022 Quarter-finals Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool West Bridgford
18:00 GMT Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,584
Referee: Craig Pawson
16 April 2022 Semi-finals Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool Wembley
15:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 73,793
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 May 2022 Final Chelsea 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Liverpool Wembley
16:45 BST
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 84,897
Referee: Craig Pawson
Penalties

EFL Cup

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Liverpool entered the competition in the third round.

21 September 2021 Third round Norwich City 0–3 Liverpool Norwich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,353
Referee: Darren England
27 October 2021 Fourth round Preston North End 0–2 Liverpool Preston
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: David Coote
22 December 2021 Quarter-finals Liverpool 3–3
(5–4 p)
Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,020
Referee: Andrew Madley
Penalties
13 January 2022 Semi-finals first leg Liverpool 0–0 Arsenal Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,377
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2022 Semi-finals second leg Arsenal 0–2
(0–2 agg.)
Liverpool Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,360
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 6 January 2022, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Liverpool's players and staff.[50]
27 February 2022 Final Chelsea 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(10–11 p)
Liverpool Wembley
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,512
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

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Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021,[51] with the fixtures announced a day later.[52]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM POR MIL
1   Liverpool 6 6 0 0 17 6 11 18 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–0 3–2
2   Atlético Madrid 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–3 0–0 0–1
3   Porto 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–5 1–3 1–0
4   Milan 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 1–2 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2021 1 Liverpool   3–2   Milan Liverpool, England
21:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,445
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
28 September 2021 2 Porto   1–5   Liverpool Porto, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 23,520
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
19 October 2021 3 Atlético Madrid   2–3   Liverpool Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 60,725
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
3 November 2021 4 Liverpool   2–0   Atlético Madrid Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,347
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
24 November 2021 5 Liverpool   2–0   Porto Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,209
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
7 December 2021 6 Milan   1–2   Liverpool Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56,237
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 took place on 13 December 2021 at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Liverpool were drawn against reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan.[53]

16 February 2022 First leg Internazionale   0–2   Liverpool Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC 1) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 37,918
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
8 March 2022 Second leg Liverpool   0–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Internazionale Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,747
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Quarter-finals
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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, with Liverpool being paired with Benfica.[54]

5 April 2022 First leg Benfica   1–3   Liverpool Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 59,633
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
13 April 2022 Second leg Liverpool   3–3
(6–4 agg.)
  Benfica Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,737
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Semi-finals
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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-finals draw, with Liverpool being drawn against Villarreal, reigning Europa League champions.

27 April 2022 First leg Liverpool   2–0   Villarreal Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,586
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
3 May 2022 Second leg Villarreal   2–3
(2–5 agg.)
  Liverpool Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 23,665
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Final
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The final was held on 28 May 2022 in Paris, with Liverpool facing 13-time winners Real Madrid. This was Liverpool's tenth European Cup final, the most of any English club, and third in five years; it was a rematch of the 2018 final, which Liverpool lost 1–3.

28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) Final Liverpool   0–1   Real Madrid Saint-Denis, France
21:36 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21:00, but was delayed to 21:36 due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

 
Liverpool players celebrating during a cup double parade
No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
1 GK   Alisson 36 36 4 4 1 1 13 13 54 54
3 DM/CM/CB   Fabinho 29 26 3 3 3 3 13 9 48 41
4 CB   Virgil van Dijk 34 34 5 5 3 3 9 9 51 51
5 CB   Ibrahima Konaté 11 11 6 6 4 1 8 8 29 26
6 CM/DM   Thiago 25 17 4 2 0 0 10 7 39 26
7 CM/RWB/LWB   James Milner 24 9 3 1 4 1 8 3 39 14
8 CM/AM   Naby Keïta 23 14 4 4 3 2 10 5 40 25
9 CF/SS/AM   Roberto Firmino 20 10 5 2 3 3 7 2 35 17
10 LW/RW/CF   Sadio Mané 34 32 3 2 1 1 13 11 51 46
11 RW/SS   Mohamed Salah 35 30 2 2 1 1 13 12 51 45
12 CB/RB/LB   Joe Gomez 8 4 2 2 4 3 7 2 21 11
13 GK   Adrián 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
14 DM/CM   Jordan Henderson 35 29 5 3 5 4 12 7 57 43
15 AM/CM/RW   Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 9 2 2 4 3 6 3 29 17
17 CM/AM   Curtis Jones 15 10 4 3 4 3 4 2 27 18
18 LW/AM/SS   Takumi Minamino 11 1 4 2 5 4 4 2 24 9
20 LW/CF/RW   Diogo Jota 35 27 5 3 4 2 11 7 55 39
21 LB/LWB   Kostas Tsimikas 13 9 5 3 3 3 5 4 26 19
23 LW/AM   Luis Díaz 13 11 5 2 1 1 7 4 26 18
26 LB/LWB   Andrew Robertson 29 29 4 3 4 3 10 9 47 44
27 CF/LW   Divock Origi 7 0 1 1 3 2 7 2 18 5
32 CB   Joël Matip 31 31 1 0 4 4 7 7 43 42
45 CM   Elijah Dixon-Bonner 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
47 CB   Nat Phillips 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1
49 AM/RW   Kaide Gordon 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 3
62 GK   Caoimhín Kelleher 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 8 8
63 LB/LWB   Owen Beck 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
66 RB/RWB   Trent Alexander-Arnold 32 32 3 3 3 3 9 9 47 47
67 AM/CM/RW   Harvey Elliott 6 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 11 6
76 RB/RWB   Neco Williams 1 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 8 4
77 LB/LWB   James Norris 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
80 CM/DM   Tyler Morton 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 9 6
82 CF   Max Woltman 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
84 RB/RWB   Conor Bradley 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 3
86 RW/LW   Harvey Blair 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
89 CB   Billy Koumetio 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
94 CM   Melkamu Frauendorf 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 38 6 6 13 63

Goals

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Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 FW 11   Mohamed Salah 23 0 0 8 31
2 FW 10   Sadio Mané 16 2 0 5 23
3 FW 20   Diogo Jota 15 2 3 1 21
4 FW 9   Roberto Firmino 5 1 0 5 11
5 FW 18   Takumi Minamino 3 3 4 0 10
6 MF 3   Fabinho 5 2 0 1 8
7 FW 23   Luis Díaz 4 0 0 2 6
FW 27   Divock Origi 3 0 2 1 6
9 MF 8   Naby Keïta 3 0 0 1 4
10 DF 4   Virgil van Dijk 3 0 0 0 3
DF 5   Ibrahima Konaté 0 1 0 2 3
MF 14   Jordan Henderson 2 0 0 1 3
MF 15   Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 2 0 1 0 3
DF 26   Andrew Robertson 3 0 0 0 3
DF 32   Joël Matip 3 0 0 0 3
16 MF 6   Thiago 1 0 0 1 2
DF 66   Trent Alexander-Arnold 2 0 0 0 2
18 MF 17   Curtis Jones 1 0 0 0 1
FW 49   Kaide Gordon 0 1 0 0 1
FW 67   Harvey Elliott 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 2 2
Total 94 13 10 30 147

Assists

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Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 DF 66   Trent Alexander-Arnold 12 1 2 3 18
2 FW 11   Mohamed Salah 13 0 0 2 15
DF 26   Andrew Robertson 10 2 0 3 15
4 MF 14   Jordan Henderson 5 0 0 1 6
DF 21   Kostas Tsimikas 2 1 1 2 6
FW 20   Diogo Jota 4 1 0 1 6
7 MF 6   Thiago 4 1 0 0 5
FW 9   Roberto Firmino 4 0 1 0 5
9 FW 23   Luis Díaz 3 0 0 1 4
10 MF 7   James Milner 1 0 1 1 3
MF 8   Naby Keïta 1 0 0 2 3
FW 10   Sadio Mané 2 0 0 1 3
MF 15   Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 1 0 1 1 3
MF 17   Curtis Jones 1 0 0 2 3
FW 27   Divock Origi 0 1 1 1 3
DF 32   Joël Matip 3 0 0 0 3
17 DF 76   Neco Williams 1 0 1 0 2
18 GK 1   Alisson 1 0 0 0 1
MF 3   Fabinho 1 0 0 0 1
DF 4   Virgil van Dijk 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5   Ibrahima Konaté 0 1 0 0 1
DF 12   Joe Gomez 1 0 0 0 1
FW 18   Takumi Minamino 0 0 1 0 1
DF 84   Conor Bradley 0 1 0 0 1

Clean sheets

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No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1   Alisson 20 2 1 4 27
62   Caoimhín Kelleher 1 0 3 0 4
13   Adrián 0 0 1 0 1
Total 21 2 5 4 32

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
                                       
3 MF   Fabinho 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
4 DF   Virgil van Dijk 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF   Ibrahima Konaté 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
6 MF   Thiago 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF   James Milner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0
8 MF   Naby Keita 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW   Roberto Firmino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW   Sadio Mané 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
11 FW   Mohamed Salah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 DF   Joe Gomez 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 MF   Jordan Henderson 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF   Curtis Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 FW   Takumi Minamino 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 FW   Diogo Jota 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
21 DF   Kostas Tsimikas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 DF   Andrew Robertson 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
32 DF   Joël Matip 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
66 DF   Trent Alexander-Arnold 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
80 MF   Tyler Morton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
62 GK   Caoimhin Kelleher 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Manager   Jürgen Klopp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Total 46 0 1 6 0 0 5 0 0 18 0 0 75 0 1

Club awards

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End-of-season awards

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Player of the Month award

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Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com

Month Player Ref.
August   Mohamed Salah [56]
September [57]
October [58]
November   Trent Alexander-Arnold [59]
December   Mohamed Salah [60]
January   Fabinho [61]
February   Virgil van Dijk [62]
March   Alisson [63]
April   Thiago [64]

See also

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