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.
Chairman	Tom Werner
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
Stadium	Anfield
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Winners
EFL Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Mohamed Salah (23) All: Mohamed Salah (31)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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 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

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)	AS 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)	FC 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)	AS 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)	AS 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)	FC Porto	26	6	4
27	Divock Origi		(1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 27)	Lille OSC	175	41	14

New contracts

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

Transfers in

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	FC Porto	£47,000,000[a]	[15]
Total					£83,000,000

1. Fee may eventually rise to £50,000,000

Transfers out

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	FC Basel	£1,300,000	[19]
20 July 2021	MF	16	Marko Grujić	FC 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	ES Troyes AC	Released	[23]
23 August 2021	MF	23	Xherdan Shaqiri	Olympique Lyonnais	£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

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

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.^[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

Wacker Innsbruck v Liverpool

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

VfB Stuttgart v Liverpool

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

Mainz 05 v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Hertha BSC

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

Liverpool v Bologna

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

Liverpool v Bologna

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

Liverpool v Athletic Bilbao

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

Liverpool v Osasuna

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

Liverpool v Aston Villa

15 August 2021 Friendly	Liverpool	4–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Origi Williams Jones Gordon	Report	Traoré	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

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

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	19	28	29	27	31	32	30	34	35	36	33	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	3	3	5	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	3	6	7	10	13	14	15	18	21	22	22	25	28	31	34	37	40	41	41	42	45	48	51	54	57	60	63	66	69	72	73	76	79	82	83	86	89	92

Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Norwich City v Liverpool

14 August 2021 1	Norwich City	0–3	Liverpool	Norwich
17:30 BST	Cantwell  53'	Report	Milner  25' Jota 26' Firmino 65' Salah 74'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,023 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Burnley

21 August 2021 2	Liverpool	2–0	Burnley	Liverpool
12:30 BST	Jota 18' Mané 69'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,591 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v Chelsea

28 August 2021 3	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Salah 45+5' (pen.)	Report	Havertz 22' James  45+3' Rüdiger  45+3' Mendy  45+5'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,100 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Leeds United v Liverpool

12 September 2021 4	Leeds United	0–3	Liverpool	Leeds
16:30 BST	Cooper  12' Llorente  30' Struijk  60'	Report	Fabinho  16', 50' Salah 20' Mané 90+2'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,507 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

18 September 2021 5	Liverpool	3–0	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Henderson  40' Mané 43' Tsimikas  75' Salah 78',  79' Keïta 89'	Report	Ward  83'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,985 Referee: Andy Madley

Brentford v Liverpool

25 September 2021 6	Brentford	3–3	Liverpool	Brentford
17:30 BST	Pinnock 27' Onyeka  44' Janelt 63' Wissa 82'	Report	Jota 31' Salah 54' Jones 67' Robertson  70'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,876 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Liverpool v Manchester City

3 October 2021 7	Liverpool	2–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
16:30 BST	Milner  42' Mané 59' Jota  65' Salah 76' Fabinho  83'	Report	Dias  26' Cancelo  56' Foden 69' Silva  77' De Bruyne 81'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,102 Referee: Paul Tierney

Watford v Liverpool

16 October 2021 8	Watford	0–5	Liverpool	Watford
12:30 BST		Report	Mané 8' Firmino 37', 52', 90+1' Salah 54'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,085 Referee: Jon Moss

Manchester United v Liverpool

24 October 2021 9	Manchester United	0–5	Liverpool	Trafford
16:30 BST	Shaw  41' Ronaldo  45+1' Fred  45+3' Fernandes  46' Maguire  55' Pogba  60' Wan-Bissaka  86'	Report	Keïta 5' Jota 13' Salah 38', 45+5', 50'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,088 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion

30 October 2021 10	Liverpool	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Henderson 4' Mané 24' Minamino  88' Robertson  90+4'	Report	Mwepu 41' Trossard 65' Lamptey  90' Duffy  90+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,197 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Liverpool

7 November 2021 11	West Ham United	3–2	Liverpool	Stratford
16:30 GMT	Alisson 4' (o.g.) Souček  45+7' Fornals 67' Zouma 74'	Report	Alexander-Arnold 41',  55' Origi 83'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,909 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Arsenal

20 November 2021 12	Liverpool	4–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Mané 39',  44' Klopp  32' Jota 52' Fabinho  70' Salah 73' Minamino 77'	Report	Arteta  32'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,092 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Southampton

27 November 2021 13	Liverpool	4–0	Southampton	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Jota 2', 32' Thiago 37' Van Dijk 52'	Report	Bednarek  11'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,040 Referee: Andre Marriner

Everton v Liverpool

1 December 2021 14	Everton	1–4	Liverpool	Liverpool
20:15 GMT	Townsend  16' Allan  31' Gray 38',  44' Digne  40'	Report	Henderson 9' Salah 19', 64' Thiago  39' Robertson  63' Jota 79' Van Dijk  80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,641 Referee: Paul Tierney

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool

4 December 2021 15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Liverpool	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Dendoncker  26' Jiménez  88'	Report	Fabinho  62' Robertson  66' Origi 90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,729 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Liverpool v Aston Villa

11 December 2021 16	Liverpool	1–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Van Dijk  13' Salah 67' (pen.)	Report	Nakamba  19' Watkins  24'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,093 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Liverpool v Newcastle United

16 December 2021 17	Liverpool	3–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Jota 21' Salah 25' Henderson  70' Alexander-Arnold 87'	Report	Shelvey 7' Joelinton  45+2' Fraser  55' Hayden  86'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,951 Referee: Mike Dean

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

19 December 2021 18	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Liverpool	Tottenham
16:30 GMT	Kane 13',  20' Emerson  28' Winks  47' Davies  58' Son Heung-min 74'	Report	Morton  23' Jota 35' Robertson 69',  77' Keïta  84' Konaté  85' Tsimikas  90+5'	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.

Leicester City v Liverpool

28 December 2021 20	Leicester City	1–0	Liverpool	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Lookman 59'	Report	Matip  4' Salah 16'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,230 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Liverpool

2 January 2022 21	Chelsea	2–2	Liverpool	Fulham
16:30 GMT	Pulisic  17', 45+1' Kovačić 42'	Report	Mané  1', 9' Salah 26' Konaté  83'	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.

Liverpool v Brentford

16 January 2022 22	Liverpool	3–0	Brentford	Liverpool
14:00 GMT	Fabinho 44' Oxlade-Chamberlain 69' Minamino 77'	Report	Ajer  19'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,824 Referee: Jon Moss

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

23 January 2022 23	Crystal Palace	1–3	Liverpool	Selhurst
14:00 GMT	Gallagher  51' Édouard 55' Hughes  61' Schlupp  82' Ward  90+3'	Report	Van Dijk 8' Oxlade-Chamberlain 32' Firmino  81' Fabinho 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,002 Referee: Kevin Friend

Liverpool v Leicester City

10 February 2022 24	Liverpool	2–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Jota 34', 87' Firmino  50'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,050 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Burnley v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Norwich City

19 February 2022 26	Liverpool	3–1	Norwich City	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Mané 64' Salah 67' Díaz 81'	Report	Williams  40' Rashica 48'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,135 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v Leeds United

23 February 2022 19	Liverpool	6–0	Leeds United	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Salah 15' (pen.), 35' (pen.) Matip 30' Mané 80', 90+1' Van Dijk 90+3'	Report	Firpo  18' Ayling  33' Gelhardt  90+2'	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.

Liverpool v West Ham United

5 March 2022 28	Liverpool	1–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Mané 27',  90+5' Jota  89'	Report	Dawson  31'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,059 Referee: Jon Moss

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

12 March 2022 29	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Liverpool	Brighton and Hove
12:30 GMT	Bissouma  55' Mac Allister  75' Maupay  81'	Report	Díaz 19' Salah 61' (pen.) Fabinho  84'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,474 Referee: Mike Dean

Arsenal v Liverpool

16 March 2022 27	Arsenal	0–2	Liverpool	Holloway
20:15 GMT		Report	Jota 55' Firmino 62',  63'	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.

Liverpool v Watford

2 April 2022 31	Liverpool	2–0	Watford	Liverpool
12:30 BST	Jota 22' Gomez  45+1' Fabinho 89' (pen.)	Report	Hernández  59'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,104 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Manchester City v Liverpool

10 April 2022 32	Manchester City	2–2	Liverpool	Manchester
16:30 BST	De Bruyne 5' Gabriel Jesus 36' Silva  40'	Report	Jota 13' Robertson  28' Mané 46' Thiago  61' Fabinho  83' Van Dijk  89'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,197 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Manchester United

19 April 2022 30	Liverpool	4–0	Manchester United	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Díaz 5' Salah 22', 85' Mané 68' Keïta  86'	Report	Mejbri  88' Fernandes  89'	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.

Liverpool v Everton

24 April 2022 34	Liverpool	2–0	Everton	Liverpool
16:30 BST	Mané  45+2' Alexander-Arnold  58' Robertson 62' Origi 85'	Report	Gordon  25' Doucouré  45' Allan  66' Alli  89' Richarlison  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,852 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Newcastle United v Liverpool

30 April 2022 35	Newcastle United	0–1	Liverpool	Newcastle
12:30 BST	Joelinton  43'	Report	Keïta 19' Jota  43' Gomez  51' Mané  69'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,281 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

7 May 2022 36	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Tsimikas  69' Díaz 74' Fabinho  80' Keïta  90+3'	Report	Davies  54' Son 56' Sessegnon  70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,177 Referee: Michael Oliver

Aston Villa v Liverpool

10 May 2022 33	Aston Villa	1–2	Liverpool	Birmingham
20:00 BST	Douglas Luiz 3'	Report	Matip 6' Mané 65'	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.

Southampton v Liverpool

17 May 2022 37	Southampton	1–2	Liverpool	Southampton
19:45 BST	Redmond 13' Tella  69' Stephens  74'	Report	Minamino 27' Matip 67'	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.

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 May 2022 38	Liverpool	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Mané 24' Matip  46' Salah 84' Robertson 89'	Report	Neto 3'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,097 Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

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

Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town

9 January 2022 Third round	Liverpool	4–1	Shrewsbury Town	Liverpool
14:00 GMT	Gordon 34' Fabinho 44' (pen.), 90+3' Firmino 79'	Report	Pennington  13' Udoh 27' Ebanks-Landell  79' Daniels  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,226 Referee: David Coote

Liverpool v Cardiff City

6 February 2022 Fourth round	Liverpool	3–1	Cardiff City	Liverpool
12:00 GMT	Kelleher  46' Jota 53' Minamino 68' Elliott 76'	Report	Vaulks  52' Colwill 80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,268 Referee: Andrew Madley

Liverpool v Norwich City

2 March 2022 Fifth round	Liverpool	2–1	Norwich City	Liverpool
20:15 GMT	Minamino 27', 39' Jota  34' Henderson  50'	Report	Byram  17' Sargent  58' Rupp 76' Dowell  85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,231 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

20 March 2022 Quarter-finals	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Liverpool	West Bridgford
18:00 GMT		Report	Gomez  60' Jota 78'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,584 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester City v Liverpool

16 April 2022 Semi-finals	Manchester City	2–3	Liverpool	Wembley
15:30 BST	Gabriel Jesus  27' Grealish 47' Fernandinho  57' Silva 90+1'	Report	Konaté 9' Mané 17', 45',  61' Fabinho  37' Keïta  48'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 73,793 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Liverpool

14 May 2022 Final	Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Liverpool	Wembley
16:45 BST	James  77'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 84,897 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Penalties
	Alonso Azpilicueta James Barkley Jorginho Ziyech Mount		Milner Thiago Firmino Alexander-Arnold Mané Jota Tsimikas

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Liverpool entered the competition in the third round.

Norwich City v Liverpool

21 September 2021 Third round	Norwich City	0–3	Liverpool	Norwich
19:45 BST	Tzolis 42' Lees-Melou  71' Rupp  90'	Report	Minamino 4', 80' Origi 50'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,353 Referee: Darren England

Preston North End v Liverpool

27 October 2021 Fourth round	Preston North End	0–2	Liverpool	Preston
19:45 BST		Report	Minamino 62' Origi 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,131 Referee: David Coote

Liverpool v Leicester City

22 December 2021 Quarter-finals	Liverpool	3–3 (5–4 p)	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Morton  10' Oxlade-Chamberlain 19' Jota 68' Minamino 90+5'	Report	Vardy 9', 13' Maddison 33',  74' Thomas  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,020 Referee: Andrew Madley
	Penalties
	Milner Firmino Oxlade-Chamberlain Keïta Minamino Jota		Tielemans Maddison Albrighton Thomas Iheanacho Bertrand

Liverpool v Arsenal

13 January 2022 Semi-finals first leg	Liverpool	0–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Robertson  57'	Report	Xhaka  24' Gabriel  72'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,377 Referee: Michael Oliver

Arsenal v Liverpool

20 January 2022 Semi-finals second leg	Arsenal	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	Liverpool	Holloway
19:45 GMT	Lacazette  44' Tomiyasu  56' Partey  87'  90'	Report	Jota 19', 77' Konaté  63' Jones  82' Minamino  90+1'	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]

Chelsea v Liverpool

27 February 2022 Final	Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p)	Liverpool	Wembley
16:30 GMT	Kovačić  90' Kanté  99' Havertz  105+2'	Report	Alexander-Arnold  105+2'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,512 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Penalties
	Alonso Lukaku Havertz James Jorginho Rüdiger Kanté Werner Thiago Silva Chalobah Arrizabalaga		Milner Fabinho Van Dijk Alexander-Arnold Salah Jota Origi Robertson Elliott Konaté Kelleher

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Liverpool v Milan

15 September 2021 1	Liverpool	3–2	Milan	Liverpool, England
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tomori 9' (o.g.) Salah 14', 48' Henderson 69' Milner  90+3'	Report	Bennacer  13' Rebić 42' Brahim 44',  61'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,445 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Porto v Liverpool

28 September 2021 2	Porto	1–5	Liverpool	Porto, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Taremi 75'	Report	Salah 18', 60' Mané 45' Firmino 77', 81'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 23,520 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Atlético Madrid v Liverpool

19 October 2021 3	Atlético Madrid	2–3	Liverpool	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Griezmann 20', 34',  52' Suárez  90+5'	Report	Salah 8', 76' (pen.) Keïta 13' Milner  59' Alexander-Arnold  63'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 60,725 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Liverpool v Atlético Madrid

3 November 2021 4	Liverpool	2–0	Atlético Madrid	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Jota 13',  85' Mané  15', 21' Matip  90+2'	Report	Hermoso  8' Felipe  36' Suárez  37' Koke  38' Félix  52'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,347 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Liverpool v Porto

24 November 2021 5	Liverpool	2–0	Porto	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Konaté  29' Thiago 52' Salah 70' Milner  88'	Report	Uribe  40' Mbemba  75'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,209 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Milan v Liverpool

7 December 2021 6	Milan	1–2	Liverpool	Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tomori 29'	Report	Salah 36' Origi 55'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,237 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League 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.^[53]

Internazionale v Liverpool

16 February 2022 First leg	Internazionale	0–2	Liverpool	Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Firmino 75' Salah 83'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37,918 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Liverpool v Internazionale

8 March 2022 Second leg	Liverpool	0–1 (2–1 agg.)	Internazionale	Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jota  40' Robertson  47' Mané  71'	Report	Sánchez  45+4'  63' Vidal  45+6' Martínez 62' Bastoni  85' Gagliardini  90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,747 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, with Liverpool being paired with Benfica.^[54]

Benfica v Liverpool

5 April 2022 First leg	Benfica	1–3	Liverpool	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Núñez 49' Taarabt  63'	Report	Konaté 17' Mané 34' Thiago  58' Díaz 87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,633 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Liverpool v Benfica

13 April 2022 Second leg	Liverpool	3–3 (6–4 agg.)	Benfica	Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Konaté 22' Firmino 55', 65'	Report	Ramos 32' Yaremchuk 73' Núñez 83'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,737 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

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.

Liverpool v Villarreal

27 April 2022 First leg	Liverpool	2–0	Villarreal	Liverpool, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Van Dijk  32' Estupiñán 53' (o.g.) Mané 55'	Report	Estupiñán  47' Lo Celso  62'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,586 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Villarreal v Liverpool

3 May 2022 Second leg	Villarreal	2–3 (2–5 agg.)	Liverpool	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dia 3' Coquelin 41' Capoue  63'  86' Lo Celso  81' Torres  85'	Report	Fabinho 62' Díaz 67' Mané 74' Alexander-Arnold  77'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 23,665 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

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.

Liverpool v Real Madrid

28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) Final	Liverpool	0–1	Real Madrid	Saint-Denis, France
21:36 CEST (UTC+2)	Fabinho  62'	Report	Vinícius 59'	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

Appearances

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

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

Clean sheets

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

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

End-of-season awards

• Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Season: Mohamed Salah^[55]
• 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

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

• 2021–22 in English football
• List of Liverpool F.C. seasons