2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2021–22 season
Liverpool players in action against Manchester United during a 5–0 win at Old Trafford
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerJürgen Klopp
StadiumAnfield
Premier League2nd
FA CupWinners
EFL CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Salah (23)

All:
Mohamed Salah (31)

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.

First-team squad[edit]

As of 28 May 2022[1]
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson Brazil (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 29) Italy Roma 184 1 2
13 Adrián Spain (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 35) England West Ham United 25 0 0
22 Loris Karius Germany (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 29) Germany Mainz 05 49 0 0
62 Caoimhín Kelleher Republic of Ireland (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 23) England LFC Academy 17 0 0
97 Marcelo Pitaluga Brazil (2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 19) Brazil Fluminense 0 0 0
Defenders
4 Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain) Netherlands (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 30) England Southampton 181 16 6
5 Ibrahima Konaté France (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 (aged 23) Germany RB Leipzig 29 3 1
12 Joe Gomez England (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 25) England Charlton Athletic 142 0 5
21 Kostas Tsimikas Greece (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 26) Greece Olympiacos 33 0 6
26 Andrew Robertson Scotland (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 28) England Hull City 224 8 52
32 Joël Matip Cameroon (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 30) Germany Schalke 04 166 9 6
46 Rhys Williams England (2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 19 0 0
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold England (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 23) England LFC Academy 226 12 61
Midfielders
3 Fabinho Brazil (1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 28) France Monaco 170 11 7
6 Thiago Spain (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 31) Germany Bayern Munich 69 3 5
7 James Milner (vice-captain) England (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 36) England Manchester City 289 26 43
8 Naby Keïta Guinea (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 27) Germany RB Leipzig 116 11 6
14 Jordan Henderson (captain) England (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 32) England Sunderland 449 33 55
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain England (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 28) England Arsenal 133 17 13
17 Curtis Jones England (2001-01-30)30 January 2001 (aged 21) England LFC Academy 74 8 9
67 Harvey Elliott England (2003-04-04)4 April 2003 (aged 19) England Fulham 20 1 1
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino Brazil (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 30) Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 327 98 67
10 Sadio Mané Senegal (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 30) England Southampton 269 120 38
11 Mohamed Salah Egypt (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 30) Italy Roma 254 156 58
18 Takumi Minamino Japan (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 27) Austria Red Bull Salzburg 55 14 3
20 Diogo Jota Portugal (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 25) England Wolverhampton Wanderers 85 34 7
23 Luis Díaz Colombia (1997-01-13)13 January 1997 (aged 25) Portugal Porto 26 6 4
27 Divock Origi Belgium (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 27) France Lille 175 41 14

New contracts[edit]

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

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

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

Transfers out[edit]

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

Loans out[edit]

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

Transfer summary[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

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 Austria 1–1 England Liverpool Austria
18:00 CEST Ronivaldo 17' Report Origi 5' (pen.) Attendance: 0
Note: Thirty-minute mini-game
20 July 2021 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–1 England 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 Germany 0–1 England Liverpool Grödig, Austria
18:15 CEST Report Kilian 86' (o.g.) Stadium: Greisbergers Betten-Arena
Attendance: 3,500
29 July 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 3–4 Germany Hertha BSC Innsbruck, Austria
20:20 CEST Mané 36'
Minamino 42'
Konaté Yellow card 45+1'
Gomez Yellow card 79'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 87'
Report Ascacíbar 20'
Serdar 30'
Selke Yellow card 45+1'
Jovetić 66', 80'
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Pfister
5 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 2–0 Italy 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 England 1–0 Italy Bologna Thonon-les-Bains, France
18:00 CEST Minamino 14'
Origi soccer ball with red X 46'
Report Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
Note: Sixty-minute mini-game
8 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Liverpool
16:30 BST Jota 13' Report Berenguer 53' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mike Dean
9 August 2021 Friendly Liverpool England 3–1 Spain 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 England 4–1 England Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 BST Origi
Williams
Jones
Gordon
Report Traoré Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 0

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

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[edit]

League table[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Matches[edit]

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 London
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 Manchester
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 London
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 Yellow card 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 London
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 45,421
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was cautioned Yellow card 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 London
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 London
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 Yellow card 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
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,474
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2022 27 Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool London
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[edit]

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 London
15:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 73,793
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup[edit]

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
Note: Live on Sky Sports
27 October 2021 Fourth round Preston North End 0–2 Liverpool Preston
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports
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 London
16:30 GMT
Report