2022–23 Liverpool F.C. season
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The 2022–23 season was Liverpool Football Club's 131st season in existence and their 61st consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Coming off their 2021–22 campaign, Liverpool competed in this season's editions of the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League.
2022–23 season | ||||
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Chairman | Tom Werner | |||
Manager | Jürgen Klopp | |||
Stadium | Anfield | |||
Premier League | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mohamed Salah (19) All: Mohamed Salah (30) | |||
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Liverpool kicked off the season with a 3–1 victory over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Community Shield for their 16th Community Shield and 68th official trophy, the latter being an English record. Furthermore, that piece of silverware completed the set for Jürgen Klopp, as he had won all available first-tier trophies with Liverpool.[1]
After narrowly missing out on a possible quadruple the previous season, the 2022–23 campaign was a bitter disappointment for Liverpool. Inconsistent form in the Premier League ruled them out of the title race, whilst the Reds were knocked out of both cups in the fourth round. Liverpool's Champions League campaign also ended in disappointment as they lost 6–2 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the round of 16. Despite a 11-game unbeaten run in the league at the end of the season – including 7 straight victories – this was not enough to secure a top-four position and Liverpool ultimately finished 5th, failing to qualify for the next season's Champions League for the first time in seven years. Overall, the team's form was poor all season, which spurred major changes in the squad for the following campaign.
This season was the first since 2015–16 without Sadio Mané, who transferred to Bayern Munich. At the end of the season, it was announced that Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keïta were confirmed to leave the club as their contracts would not be renewed.[2]