The 2023–24 season was Liverpool Football Club's 132nd season in existence and their 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, they participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League, having failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League in the previous season.
Virgil van Dijk was appointed the new club captain after the departure of Jordan Henderson. The Dutchman also became Liverpool's second non-British or Irish captain after Sami Hyypiä, who was appointed in the 2001–02 season. Trent Alexander-Arnold also replaced James Milner as vice-captain. The season saw a rebuild in midfield as the club signed Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and, on transfer deadline day, Ryan Gravenberch.
This season was the first since 2010–11 without Jordan Henderson, the first since 2014–15 without James Milner and Roberto Firmino, the first since 2016–17 without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and the first since 2017–18 without Naby Keïta and Fabinho.
This was also Liverpool's final season under Jürgen Klopp, who announced his departure at the season's end on 26 January 2024. On 25 February 2024, Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 in the EFL Cup final, with Virgil van Dijk scoring the winner in the 118th minute to win the club's tenth League Cup and second under Klopp. It proved to be Liverpool's final trophy under Klopp; despite being in contention to win four trophies, a bad run of form in the league saw them ruled out of the title race, and they were knocked out of both the FA Cup and UEFA Europa League in the quarter-finals by the eventual winners of their respective competitions, Manchester United and Atalanta.
First-team squad
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 1 Alisson Becker Roma 263 1 3 13 Adrián West Ham United 26 0 0 62 Caoimhín Kelleher LFC Academy 47 0 0 Defenders 2 Joe Gomez Charlton Athletic 225 0 9 4 Virgil van Dijk (captain) Southampton 270 23 10 5 Ibrahima Konaté RB Leipzig 90 3 2 21 Kostas Tsimikas Olympiacos 86 0 16 26 Andy Robertson Hull City 297 11 65 32 Joël Matip Schalke 04 201 11 6 46 Rhys Williams LFC Academy 19 0 0 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold (vice-captain) LFC Academy 310 19 79 78 Jarell Quansah LFC Academy 33 3 3 84 Conor Bradley LFC Academy 28 1 7 Midfielders 3 Wataru Endo VfB Stuttgart 43 2 1 6 Thiago Bayern Munich 98 3 6 8 Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig 45 7 4 10 Alexis Mac Allister Brighton & Hove Albion 46 7 7 17 Curtis Jones LFC Academy 133 16 13 19 Harvey Elliott Fulham 119 10 14 38 Ryan Gravenberch Bayern Munich 38 4 2 43 Stefan Bajcetic LFC Academy 22 1 0 Forwards 7 Luis Díaz Porto 98 24 10 9 Darwin Núñez Benfica 96 33 17 11 Mohamed Salah Roma 349 211 88 18 Cody Gakpo PSV 79 23 8 20 Diogo Jota Wolverhampton Wanderers 145 56 19 50 Ben Gannon-Doak Celtic 10 0 0
New contracts DatePos.No.PlayerRef.30 June 2023GK13 Adrián19 September 2023FW50 Ben Gannon-Doak25 September 2023DF21 Kostas Tsimikas31 October 2023FW51 Trent Koné-Doherty1 December 2023DF84 Conor Bradley21 December 2023MF42 Bobby Clark5 January 2024GK45 Marcelo Pitaluga9 January 2024GK56 Vítězslav Jaroš19 January 2024MF53 James McConnell15 March 2024FW76 Jayden Danns9 April 2024DF48 Calum Scanlon1 May 2024DF57 Carter Pinnington
Transfers The summer transfer window was open between 14 June and 1 September 2023. The winter transfer window opened on 1 January 2024 and closed on 1 February 2024.
In DatePos.No.PlayerTransferred fromFeeRef. 1 July 2023 MF 10 Alexis Mac Allister Brighton & Hove Albion £35,000,000 2 July 2023 MF 8 Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig £60,000,000 18 August 2023 MF 3 Wataru Endo VfB Stuttgart £16,200,000 1 September 2023 MF 38 Ryan Gravenberch Bayern Munich £34,200,000 Spending: £145,400,000
Out DatePos.No.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 30 June 2023 MF 7 James Milner Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 30 June 2023 MF 8 Naby Keïta Werder Bremen Free transfer 30 June 2023 FW 9 Roberto Firmino Al Ahli Free transfer 30 June 2023 MF 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Beşiktaş Free transfer 30 June 2023 GK 54 Liam Hughes FC Haka Free transfer 30 June 2023 MF 65 Leighton Clarkson Aberdeen Undisclosed 30 June 2023 MF 68 Jack Bearne Greenock Morton Free transfer 22 July 2023 FW 81 Layton Stewart Preston North End Undisclosed27 July 2023 MF 14 Jordan Henderson Al-Ettifaq £12,000,00031 July 2023 MF 3 Fabinho Al-Ittihad £40,000,0003 August 2023 FW 82 Max Woltman Oxford United Undisclosed 12 January 2024 FW 55 Paul Glatzel Swindon Town Undisclosed Profit: £52,000,000
Loans out Start dateEnd datePos.No.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 1 July 2023 15 January 2024 DF 22 Calvin Ramsay Preston North End None 1 July 2023 1 January 2024 MF 28 Fábio Carvalho RB Leipzig None 1 July 2023 3 January 2024 DF 46 Rhys Williams Aberdeen None 1 July 2023 End of season GK 95 Harvey Davies Crewe Alexandra None 3 July 2023 1 January 2024 DF 63 Owen Beck Dundee None 13 July 2023 End of season DF 72 Sepp van den Berg Mainz 05 None 18 July 2023 January 2024 DF — Anderson Arroyo FC Andorra None 19 July 2023 4 January 2024 MF 85 James Balagizi Wigan Athletic None 20 July 2023 End of season MF 79 Dominic Corness Yverdon Sport None 28 July 2023 End of season DF — Adam Lewis Newport County None 8 August 2023 End of season GK 75 Jakub Ojrzyński Den Bosch None 18 August 2023 End of season GK 73 Luke Hewitson Stalybridge Celtic None 29 August 2023 16 January 2024 DF 89 Billy Koumetio USL Dunkerque None 31 August 2023 January 2024 DF 47 Nat Phillips Celtic None 1 September 2023 End of season DF 77 James Norris Tranmere Rovers None 1 September 2023 End of season MF 91 Luca Stephenson Barrow None 1 September 2023 End of season MF 80 Tyler Morton Hull City None 5 January 2024 30 November 2024 GK 45 Marcelo Pitaluga St Patrick's Athletic None 10 January 2024 End of season MF 28 Fábio Carvalho Hull City None 10 January 2024 End of season GK 56 Vítězslav Jaroš Sturm Graz None 11 January 2024 End of season DF 44 Luke Chambers Wigan Athletic None 16 January 2024 1 February 2024 DF 46 Rhys Williams Port Vale None 24 January 2024 End of season MF 85 James Balagizi Kilmarnock None 26 January 2024 End of season DF — Anderson Arroyo Burgos None 29 January 2024 End of season DF 22 Calvin Ramsay Bolton Wanderers None 30 January 2024 End of season DF 63 Owen Beck Dundee None 30 January 2024 End of season DF 47 Nat Phillips Cardiff City None 1 February 2024 End of season DF 89 Billy Koumetio Blackburn Rovers None
Transfer summary
Spending
Summer: £ 145,400,000
Winter: £ 0
Total: £ 145,400,000
Income
Summer: £ 52,000,000
Winter: £ 0
Total: £ 52,000,000
Net Expenditure
Summer: £ 93,400,000
Winter: £ 0
Total: £ 93,400,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Premier League fixtures were released on 15 June 2023.
FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Liverpool entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Arsenal. They were then drawn at home against Norwich City in the fourth round, against Southampton in the fifth round and away to Manchester United in the quarter-finals.
EFL Cup
As one of the Premier League sides participating in European competitions, Liverpool entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Championship side Leicester City. They were then drawn away to fellow Premier League club Bournemouth in the fourth round, and at home against Premier League side West Ham United in the quarter-finals. In the two-legged semi-finals, they were drawn against Fulham, first leg at home then second leg away.
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023 with the fixtures announced the following day. Liverpool advanced to the knockout phase as group winners.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The round of 16 draw was held on 23 February 2024. Liverpool were drawn against Czech First League champions Sparta Prague.
Quarter-finals The quarter-final draw was held on 15 March 2024. Liverpool were drawn against Serie A side Atalanta.
Squad statistics Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
Goals Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total 1 FW 11 Mohamed Salah 18 1 1 5 25 2 FW 9 Darwin Núñez 11 1 1 5 18 3 FW 18 Cody Gakpo 8 0 4 4 16 4 FW 20 Diogo Jota 10 1 1 3 15 5 FW 7 Luis Díaz 8 1 1 3 13 6 MF 8 Dominik Szoboszlai 3 0 2 2 7 MF 10 Alexis Mac Allister 5 1 0 1 7 8 MF 17 Curtis Jones 1 1 3 0 5 9 DF 4 Virgil van Dijk 2 1 1 0 4 MF 19 Harvey Elliott 3 1 0 0 4 MF 38 Ryan Gravenberch 1 1 0 2 4 12 DF 26 Andy Robertson 3 0 0 0 3 DF 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold 3 0 0 0 3 DF 78 Jarell Quansah 2 0 0 1 3 15 MF 3 Wataru Endo 1 0 0 1 2 FW 76 Jayden Danns 0 2 0 0 2 17 MF 42 Bobby Clark 0 0 0 1 1 FW 67 Lewis Koumas 0 1 0 0 1 DF 84 Conor Bradley 1 0 0 0 1 Own goals 6 1 0 1 8 Total 86 13 14 29 142
Clean sheets No.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropa LeagueTotal 1 Alisson Becker 8 1 0 2 11 62 Caoimhín Kelleher 2 1 1 1 5Total1021316
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Total 1GK Alisson Becker1000000000001002DF Joe Gomez5001001000007003MF Wataru Endo100000010010012004DF Virgil van Dijk3010001000004015DF Ibrahima Konaté3100001001005107FW Luis Díaz4000000001005008MF Dominik Szoboszlai1000000000001009FW Darwin Núñez900000100100110010MF Alexis Mac Allister70110010000090111FW Mohamed Salah20000000000020017MF Curtis Jones10100000000010118FW Cody Gakpo10000010000020019MF Harvey Elliott20010000010040020FW Diogo Jota11000000000011026DF Andy Robertson20000000000020032DF Joël Matip20000000000020038MF Ryan Gravenberch00010000000010042MF Bobby Clark00010000000010043MF Stefan Bajcetic00000000010010048DF Calum Scanlon00000000010010053MF James McConnell00000010000010062GK Caoimhín Kelleher00010010000020066DF Trent Alexander-Arnold60010000000070076FW Jayden Danns10000000000010078DF Jarell Quansah10000000010020084DF Conor Bradley200000100100400Total642370010009008923
Club awards Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on liverpoolfc.com MonthPlayerAugust Dominik SzoboszlaiSeptember Mohamed SalahOctoberNovemberDecember Wataru EndoJanuary Conor BradleyFebruary Virgil van DijkMarch Alexis Mac AllisterApril Luis Díaz
Player of the Season award Mohamed Salah won the Player of the Season award for the fourth time.
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