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.
Season overview 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 Andy 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
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 1 Alisson Becker Roma 184 1 2 13 Adrián West Ham United 25 0 0 22 Loris Karius Mainz 05 49 0 0 62 Caoimhín Kelleher LFC Academy 17 0 0 97 Marcelo Pitaluga Fluminense 0 0 0Defenders 4 Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain) Southampton 181 16 7 5 Ibrahima Konaté RB Leipzig 29 3 1 12 Joe Gomez Charlton Athletic 142 0 5 21 Kostas Tsimikas Olympiacos 33 0 6 26 Andy Robertson Hull City 224 8 52 32 Joël Matip Schalke 04 166 9 6 46 Rhys Williams LFC Academy 19 0 0 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold (4th captain) LFC Academy 226 12 60Midfielders 3 Fabinho Monaco 170 11 7 6 Thiago Bayern Munich 69 3 5 7 James Milner (vice-captain) Manchester City 289 26 43 8 Naby Keïta RB Leipzig 116 11 6 14 Jordan Henderson (captain) Sunderland 449 33 55 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Arsenal 133 17 13 17 Curtis Jones LFC Academy 74 8 9Forwards 9 Roberto Firmino 1899 Hoffenheim 327 98 67 10 Sadio Mané Southampton 269 120 38 11 Mohamed Salah Roma 254 156 58 18 Takumi Minamino Red Bull Salzburg 55 14 3 20 Diogo Jota Wolverhampton Wanderers 85 34 7 23 Luis Díaz Porto 26 6 4 27 Divock Origi Lille 175 41 14 67 Harvey Elliott Fulham 20 1 1
New contracts DatePos.No.PlayerRef. 14 June 2021GK13 Adrián 24 June 2021GK62 Caoimhín Kelleher 9 July 2021FW67 Harvey Elliott 30 July 2021DF66 Trent Alexander-Arnold 3 August 2021MF3 Fabinho 4 August 2021GK1 Alisson Becker 13 August 2021DF4 Virgil van Dijk 24 August 2021DF26 Andy Robertson 31 August 2021MF14 Jordan Henderson 31 August 2021DF47 Nat Phillips 31 August 2021DF46 Rhys Williams
Date Coach Ref.28 April 2022 Jürgen Klopp
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFromFeeRef. 1 July 2021 DF 5 Ibrahima Konaté RB Leipzig£36,000,000 30 January 2022 FW 23 Luis Díaz FC Porto£47,000,000 Total £83,000,000
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerToFeeRef. 1 July 2021 FW 53 Joe Hardy Accrington StanleyReleased 1 July 2021 MF 5 Georginio Wijnaldum Paris Saint-GermainReleased 3 July 2021 GK 73 Kamil Grabara Copenhagen£3,000,0008 July 2021 FW 41 Liam Millar FC Basel£1,300,000 20 July 2021 MF 16 Marko Grujić FC Porto£10,500,000 20 July 2021 FW — Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin£7,850,000 24 July 2021 FW 59 Harry Wilson Fulham£12,000,000 28 July 2021 DF — Yasser Larouci ES Troyes ACReleased 23 August 2021 MF 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Olympique Lyonnais£9,500,000 4 January 2022 DF 77 Morgan Boyes LivingstonReleased 4 January 2022 DF 44 Tony Gallacher St. JohnstoneReleased Total £44,550,000
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef 1 July 2021 End of season DF — Adam Lewis Livingston None 1 July 2021 End of season DF 72 Sepp van den Berg Preston North End None 2 July 2021 End of season Paul Glatzel Tranmere Rovers None 10 July 2021 End of season DF — Anderson Arroyo Mirandés None 16 August 2021 2 January 2022 MF 65 Leighton Clarkson Blackburn Rovers None 16 August 2021 End of season DF 28 Ben Davies Sheffield United £500,000 23 August 2021 End of season MF 58 Ben Woodburn Heart of Midlothian None 31 August 2021 End of season MF 64 Jake Cain Newport County None 31 August 2021 End of season MF 50 Luis Longstaff Queen's Park None 31 August 2021 End of season FW 54 Sheyi Ojo Millwall None 31 August 2021 20 January 2022 DF 46 Rhys Williams Swansea City None 31 January 2022 End of season DF 47 Nat Phillips Bournemouth £1,500,000 31 January 2022 End of season DF 76 Neco Williams Fulham None Total £2,000,000
Transfer summary
Spending
Summer: £ 36,000,000
Winter: £ 37,500,000
Total: £ 73,500,000
Income
Summer: £ 45,050,000
Winter: £ 1,500,000
Total: £ 46,550,000
Net Expenditure
Summer: £ 9,050,000
Winter: £ 36,000,000
Total: £ 26,950,000
Pre-season and friendlies On 12 July 2021, Liverpool announced that they would play four friendlies as part of a pre-season training camp in Austria. On 19 July, they stated that they would complete their pre-season campaign with two home friendlies. 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.
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The league fixtures were revealed on 16 June 2021.
FA Cup
Liverpool were drawn at home to Shrewsbury Town in the third round to begin their participation in the competition.
EFL Cup
Liverpool entered the competition in the third round.
UEFA Champions League
Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021, with the fixtures announced a day later.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 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.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, with Liverpool being paired with Benfica.
Semi-finals 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.
Final
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.
Squad statistics Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions LeagueTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts1GK36364411131354543DM/CM/CB2926333313948414CB343455339951515CB111166418829266CM/DM2517420010739267CM/RWB/LWB24931418339148CM/AM2314443210540259CF/SS/AM2010523372351710LW/RW/CF343232111311514611RW/SS353022111312514512CB/RB/LB84224372211113GK000011001114DM/CM35295354127574315AM/CM/RW179224363291717CM/AM1510434342271818LW/AM/SS11142544224920LW/CF/RW35275342117553921LB/LWB139533354261923LW/AM1311521174261826LB/LWB29294343109474427CF/LW7011327218532CB3131104477434245CM001110002147CB000010213149AM/RW101122004362GK222244008863LB/LWB000020002066RB/RWB3232333399474767AM/CM/RW6431101111676RB/RWB100042328477LB/LWB001000001080CM/DM212132229682CF001100102184RB/RWB001132105386RW/LW000011001189CB000011001194CM0010000010Total38661363
Goals
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions LeagueTotal 1 FW 11 Mohamed Salah 2300831 2 FW 10 Sadio Mané 1620523 3 FW 20 Diogo Jota 1523121 4 FW 9 Roberto Firmino 510511 5 FW 18 Takumi Minamino 334010 6 MF 3 Fabinho 52018 7 FW 23 Luis Díaz 40026 FW 27 Divock Origi 30216 9 MF 8 Naby Keïta 30014 10 DF 4 Virgil van Dijk 30003 DF 5 Ibrahima Konaté 01023 MF 14 Jordan Henderson 20013 MF 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 20103 DF 26 Andy Robertson 30003 DF 32 Joël Matip 30003 16 MF 6 Thiago 10012 DF 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold 20002 18 MF 17 Curtis Jones 10001 FW 49 Kaide Gordon 01001 FW 67 Harvey Elliott 01001 Own goals 00022 Total94131030147
Clean sheets
No.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions LeagueTotal 1 Alisson Becker 20 2 1 4 27 62 Caoimhín Kelleher 1 0 3 0 4 13 Adrián 0 0 1 0 1Total 21 2 5 4 32
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total 3MF Fabinho7001000001009004DF Virgil van Dijk3000000001004005DF Ibrahima Konaté2000002001005006MF Thiago2000000001003007MF James Milner2000000003005008MF Naby Keïta3001000000004009 FW Roberto Firmino20000000000020010FW Sadio Mané50010000020080011FW Mohamed Salah10000000000010012DF Joe Gomez20010000000030014MF Jordan Henderson30010000000040017MF Curtis Jones00000020000020018FW Takumi Minamino10000020000030020FW Diogo Jota30010000020060021DF Kostas Tsimikas30000000000030026DF Andy Robertson50100010010070132DF Joël Matip20000000020020066DF Trent Alexander-Arnold20000010020050080MF Tyler Morton10000010000020062GK Caoimhin Kelleher000100000000100Total440160050018007301
Club awards End-of-season awards
Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Season: Mohamed Salah Goal of the Season: Mohamed Salah (vs. Man City, 3 October 2021) Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com MonthPlayerAugust Mohamed SalahSeptemberOctoberNovember Trent Alexander-ArnoldDecember Mohamed SalahJanuary FabinhoFebruary Virgil van DijkMarch Alisson BeckerApril Thiago
See also 2021–22 in English football List of Liverpool F.C. seasons
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