2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2021–22 season
Chairman	Tom Werner
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
Stadium	Anfield
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mohamed Salah (16); All: ; Mohamed Salah (23)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 9 January 2022.

The 2021–22 season is Liverpool Football Club's 130th season in existence and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the Premier League, Liverpool are participating in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.

First-team squad

As of 9 January 2022^[1]

No.	Player	Date Of Birth	Signed From	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
1	Alisson (6th captain)	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 31)	Roma	154	1	1
13	Adrián	(1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 37)	West Ham United	25	0	0
22	Loris Karius	(1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)	Mainz	49	0	0
62	Caoimhín Kelleher	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)	LFC Academy	14	0	0
97	Marcelo Pitaluga	(2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 21)	Fluminense	0	0	0
Defenders
4	Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain)	(1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 32)	Southampton	152	14	6
5	Ibrahima Konaté	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25)	RB Leipzig	12	0	1
12	Joe Gomez	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)	Charlton Athletic	131	0	4
21	Kostas Tsimikas	(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 28)	Olympiacos	23	0	2
26	Andrew Robertson (5th captain)	(1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 30)	Hull City	197	6	43
32	Joël Matip	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 32)	Schalke	144	6	3
47	Nathaniel Phillips	(1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27)	Bolton Wanderers	24	1	1
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold (4th captain)	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 25)	LFC Academy	200	12	54
76	Neco Williams	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	LFC Academy	31	0	4
Midfielders
3	Fabinho	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 30)	Monaco	143	6	7
6	Thiago	(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33)	Bayern Munich	44	3	1
7	James Milner (vice-captain)	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)	Manchester City	268	26	43
8	Naby Keïta	(1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)	RB Leipzig	91	10	5
14	Jordan Henderson (captain)	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)	Sunderland	417	33	53
15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	(1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 30)	Arsenal	127	15	13
17	Curtis Jones	(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23)	LFC Academy	58	8	9
67	Harvey Elliott	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	Fulham	13	0	1
Forwards
9	Roberto Firmino	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32)	Hoffenheim	308	94	66
10	Sadio Mané	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)	Southampton	244	107	37
11	Mohamed Salah	(1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32)	Roma	229	148	52
18	Takumi Minamino	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)	Red Bull Salzburg	45	9	3
20	Diogo Jota	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	54	25	2
27	Divock Origi	(1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)	Lille	167	40	13

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]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From Club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CB	5	Ibrahima Konaté	RB Leipzig	£36,000,000	^[13]
26 August 2021	CM	42	Bobby Clark	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	^[14]
Total					£36,000,000

Transfers out

Exit Date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	DM	—	Liam Coyle	Accrington Stanley	Released	^[15]^[16]
30 June 2021	CF	53	Joe Hardy	Accrington Stanley	Released	^[15]^[17]
30 June 2021	CM	—	Abdi Sharif	Free agent	Released	^[15]
30 June 2021	RB	83	Jack Walls	City of Liverpool	Released	^[15]^[18]
1 July 2021	MF	5	Georginio Wijnaldum	Paris Saint-Germain	Released	^[19]
3 July 2021	GK	73	Kamil Grabara	Copenhagen	£3,000,000	^[20]
8 July 2021	FW	41	Liam Millar	Basel	£1,300,000	^[21]
20 July 2021	MF	16	Marko Grujić	Porto	£10,500,000	^[22]
20 July 2021	FW	—	Taiwo Awoniyi	Union Berlin	£6,500,000	^[23]
24 July 2021	FW	59	Harry Wilson	Fulham	£12,000,000	^[24]
28 July 2021	RW	—	Ethan Ennis	Manchester United	Undisclosed	^[25]
28 July 2021	LB	—	Yasser Larouci	Troyes	Released	^[26]
23 August 2021	MF	23	Xherdan Shaqiri	Lyon	£9,500,000	^[27]
4 January 2022	DF	77	Morgan Boyes	Livingston	Released	^[28]
4 January 2022	DF	44	Tony Gallacher	St. Johnstone	Released	^[29]
Total					£42,800,000

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
1 July 2021	End of season	LB	—	Adam Lewis	Livingston	None	^[30]
1 July 2021	End of season	DF	72	Sepp van den Berg	Preston North End	None	^[31]
2 July 2021	End of season	FW	—	Paul Glatzel	Tranmere Rovers	None	^[32]
10 July 2021	End of season	CB	—	Anderson Arroyo	Mirandés	None	^[33]
29 July 2021	End of season	GK	75	Jakub Ojrzynski	Caernarfon Town	None	^[34]
16 August 2021	End of season	MF	65	Leighton Clarkson	Blackburn Rovers	None	^[35]
16 August 2021	End of season	DF	28	Ben Davies	Sheffield United	£500,000	^[36]
23 August 2021	End of season	MF	58	Ben Woodburn	Heart of Midlothian	None	^[37]
31 August 2021	End of season	CM	64	Jake Cain	Newport County	None	^[38]
31 August 2021	End of season	LW	—	Luis Longstaff	Queen's Park	None	^[39]
31 August 2021	End of season	FW	54	Sheyi Ojo	Millwall	None	^[40]
31 August 2021	End of season	DF	46	Rhys Williams	Swansea City	None	^[41]
7 January 2022	End of season	GK	54	Liam Hughes	Stalybridge Celtic	None	^[42]
Total						£500,000

Transfer summary

Spending

Summer: £ 36,000,000

Winter: £ 0

Total: £ 36,000,000

Income

Summer: £ 43,300,000

Winter: £ 0

Total: £ 43,300,000

Net Expenditure

Summer: £ 7,300,000

Winter: £ 0

Total: £ 7,300,000

Pre-season and friendlies

On 12 July 2021, Liverpool FC 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	1–1	Liverpool	Austria
18:00 CEST	Ronivaldo 17'	Report	Origi 5' (pen.)	Attendance: 0
Note: Thirty-minute mini-game

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 March 2022 Friendly	Liverpool Legends	v	Barcelona Legends	Liverpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Anfield
Note: This match will be played by teams made up of retired legends of both clubs.

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	14 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1	20	12	6	2	52	18	+34	060.00
FA Cup	8 January 2022		Third round	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
EFL Cup	21 September 2021		Third round	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	066.67
UEFA Champions League	15 September 2021		Group stage	6	6	0	0	17	6	+11	100.00
Total				30	21	7	2	81	28	+53	070.00

Last updated: 9 January 2022
Source: Soccerway

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:

^ 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
20	12	6	2	52	18	+34	42	6	3	0	22	6	+16	6	3	2	30	12	+18

Last updated: 2 January 2022.
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	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	P	L	D
Position	3	3	5	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2022. Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 September 2021 6	Brentford	3–3	Liverpool	London
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

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

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: Jonathan Moss

24 October 2021 9	Manchester United	0–5	Liverpool	Manchester
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

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

7 November 2021 11	West Ham United	3–2	Liverpool	London
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

20 November 2021 12	Liverpool	4–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Mané 39', 44' Jota 52' Fabinho 70' Salah 73' Minamino 77'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,092 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Managers Mikel Arteta and Jürgen Klopp were both cautioned in the 32nd minute.

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

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

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

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

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

19 December 2021 18	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Liverpool	London
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

26 December 2021 19	Liverpool	Postponed	Leeds United	Liverpool
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Anfield
Note: The match was postponed at the request of both clubs due to a COVID outbreak in the Leeds squad. The match is expected to be played at a later date.

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

2 January 2022 21	Chelsea	2–2	Liverpool	London
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.

16 January 2022 22	Liverpool	v	Brentford	Liverpool
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Anfield

23 January 2022 23	Crystal Palace	v	Liverpool	London
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Selhurst Park

10 February 2022 24	Liverpool	v	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Anfield

13 February 2022 25	Burnley	v	Liverpool	Burnley
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Turf Moor

FA Cup

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

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

4–7 February 2022 Fourth round	Liverpool	v	Cardiff City	Liverpool
--:-- GMT				Stadium: Anfield

EFL Cup

Liverpool entered the competition in the third round.

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
Note: Live on Sky Sports

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
Note: Live on Sky Sports

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

13 January 2022 Semi-finals first leg	Liverpool	v	Arsenal	Liverpool
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Anfield

20 January 2022 Semi-finals second leg	Arsenal	v	Liverpool	Holloway
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

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^[50] with the fixtures announced a day later.^[51] Template:2021–22 UEFA Champions League group tables

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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 Serie A champions Inter Milan.^[52]

16 February 2022 First leg	Inter Milan	v	Liverpool	Milan, Italy
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Stadium: San Siro

8 March 2022 Second leg	Liverpool	v	Inter Milan	Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Anfield

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of match played 9 January 2022

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Alisson	18	18	0	0	0	0	6	6	24	24
3	MF		Fabinho	14	13	1	1	0	0	6	3	21	17
4	DF		Virgil van Dijk	18	18	1	1	0	0	3	3	22	22
5	DF		Ibrahima Konaté	7	7	1	1	2	1	2	2	12	11
6	MF		Thiago	11	8	0	0	0	0	3	1	14	9
7	MF		James Milner	13	7	0	0	1	0	4	2	18	9
8	MF		Naby Keïta	11	6	0	0	2	1	3	2	16	9
9	FW		Roberto Firmino	11	4	1	0	1	1	3	1	16	6
10	FW		Sadio Mané	20	19	0	0	0	0	6	5	26	24
11	FW		Mohamed Salah	20	20	0	0	0	0	6	6	26	26
12	DF		Joe Gomez	3	0	0	0	3	3	4	1	10	4
13	GK		Adrián	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
14	MF		Jordan Henderson	18	16	0	0	2	1	5	4	25	21
15	MF		Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	14	6	0	0	3	3	6	3	23	12
17	MF		Curtis Jones	6	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	11	7
18	FW		Takumi Minamino	6	0	1	0	3	3	4	2	14	5
20	FW		Diogo Jota	19	16	0	0	1	0	4	3	24	19
21	DF		Kostas Tsimikas	9	6	1	0	3	3	3	3	16	12
26	DF		Andrew Robertson	14	14	1	1	1	0	4	3	20	18
27	FW		Divock Origi	3	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	10	4
32	DF		Joël Matip	15	15	0	0	1	1	5	5	21	21
45	MF		Elijah Dixon-Bonner	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
47	DF		Nathaniel Phillips	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	1
49	MF		Kaide Gordon	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2
62	GK		Caoimhín Kelleher	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	5	5
63	DF		Owen Beck	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
66	DF		Trent Alexander-Arnold	18	18	0	0	0	0	3	3	21	21
67	FW		Harvey Elliott	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
76	DF		Neco Williams	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	6	4
77	MF		James Norris	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
80	MF		Tyler Morton	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	8	6
82	FW		Max Woltman	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
84	DF		Conor Bradley	0	0	1	1	3	2	1	0	5	3
86	FW		Harvey Blair	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
89	DF		Billy Koumetio	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
94	MF		Melkamu Frauendorf	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				20		1		3		6		30

Goals

As of match played 9 January 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	11	Mohamed Salah	16	0	0	7	23
2	FW	20	Diogo Jota	10	0	1	1	12
3	FW	10	Sadio Mané	8	0	0	2	10
4	FW	9	Roberto Firmino	4	1	0	2	7
5	FW	18	Takumi Minamino	1	0	4	0	5
5	FW	27	Divock Origi	2	0	2	1	5
7	MF	8	Naby Keïta	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	14	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	3	Fabinho	1	2	0	0	3
10	MF	6	Thiago	1	0	0	1	2
10	DF	66	Trent Alexander-Arnold	2	0	0	0	2
12	DF	4	Virgil van Dijk	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	17	Curtis Jones	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	26	Andrew Robertson	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	49	Kaide Gordon	0	1	0	0	1
	Own goals			0	0	0	1	1
Total				52	4	8	17	81

Assists

Not all goals have an assist.

As of match played 9 January 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Total
1	DF	66	Trent Alexander-Arnold	9	0	0	3	12
2	FW	11	Mohamed Salah	9	0	0	0	9
3	DF	26	Andrew Robertson	5	0	0	1	6
4	MF	14	Jordan Henderson	3	0	0	1	4
5	MF	7	James Milner	1	0	1	1	3
	FW	9	Roberto Firmino	2	0	1	0	3
	MF	15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	1	0	1	1	3
	MF	17	Curtis Jones	1	0	0	2	3
9	FW	10	Sadio Mané	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	21	Kostas Tsimikas	1	0	1	0	2
	FW	27	Divock Origi	0	0	1	1	2
	DF	76	Neco Williams	1	0	1	0	2
13	MF	3	Fabinho	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	4	Virgil van Dijk	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	5	Ibrahima Konaté	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	6	Thiago	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	8	Naby Keïta	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	18	Takumi Minamino	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	20	Diogo Jota	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	84	Conor Bradley	0	1	0	0	1

Clean sheets

As of match played 9 January 2022

No.	Player	Premier League	EFL Cup	Champions League	Total
1	Alisson	9	0	2	11
62	Caoimhín Kelleher	1	1	0	2
13	Adrián	0	1	0	1
Total		10	2	2	14

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 January 2022

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Champions League			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
3	MF	Fabinho	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	DF	Virgil van Dijk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5	DF	Ibrahima Konaté	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF	Thiago	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	FW	Sadio Mané	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
11	FW	Mohamed Salah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	FW	Takumi Minamino	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Diogo Jota	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
21	DF	Kostas Tsimikas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
26	DF	Andrew Robertson	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
32	DF	Joël Matip	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
66	DF	Trent Alexander-Arnold	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
80	MF	Tyler Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
–	Manager	Jürgen Klopp	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Total			27	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	36	0	1

Club awards

Liverpool Standard Chartered 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	^[53]
September		^[54]
October		^[55]
November	Trent Alexander-Arnold	^[56]

References

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^ "Adrian signs Liverpool FC contract extension". Liverpool F.C. 14 June 2021.
^ "Caoimhin Kelleher signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool F.C. 24 June 2021.
^ "Harvey Elliott signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool F.C. 9 July 2021.
^ "Trent Alexander-Arnold signs new long-term contract with LFC". Liverpool F.C. 30 July 2021.
^ "Fabinho signs new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 3 August 2021.
^ "Alisson Becker signs new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 4 August 2021.
^ "Virgil van Dijk signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool F.C. 13 August 2021.
^ "Andy Robertson signs new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 24 August 2021.
^ "Jordan Henderson signs new contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.
^ "Nathaniel Phillips signs new long-term Liverpool deal". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.
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^ "Tony Gallacher completes permanent move to St. Johnstone". Liverpool F.C. 4 January 2022.
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^ "Ben Davies joins Sheffield United on loan". Liverpool F.C. 16 August 2021.
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^ "Mo Salah wins Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month for September".
^ "Three in a row: Salah wins Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month".
^ "Trent Alexander-Arnold voted Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month".

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.62478298117629-47] 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]

[1] "Liverpool First Team". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[2] "Adrian signs Liverpool FC contract extension". Liverpool F.C. 14 June 2021.

[3] "Caoimhin Kelleher signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool F.C. 24 June 2021.

[4] "Harvey Elliott signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool F.C. 9 July 2021.

[5] "Trent Alexander-Arnold signs new long-term contract with LFC". Liverpool F.C. 30 July 2021.

[6] "Fabinho signs new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 3 August 2021.

[7] "Alisson Becker signs new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 4 August 2021.

[8] "Virgil van Dijk signs new long-term Liverpool contract". Liverpool F.C. 13 August 2021.

[9] "Andy Robertson signs new long-term contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 24 August 2021.

[10] "Jordan Henderson signs new contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.

[11] "Nathaniel Phillips signs new long-term Liverpool deal". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.

[12] "Rhys Williams signs new LFC deal and completes Swansea loan". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.

[13] "Liverpool agree deal to sign Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig". Liverpool F.C. 28 May 2021.

[14] "Bobby Clark completes Liverpool FC Academy switch". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[Released-15] "Reds confirm Premier League retained list". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[16] [Coyle joins the Reds "Coyle joins the Reds"]. Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 9 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[17] "Hardy signs a two-year deal with the Reds". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[18] "Purps Welcome Morris And Walls". City of Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[19] "Georginio Wijnaldum to join Paris Saint-Germain". Liverpool F.C. 10 June 2021.

[20] "Kamil Grabara completes permanent move to FC Copenhagen". Liverpool FC. 3 July 2021.

[21] "Liam Millar joins FC Basel in permanent transfer". Liverpool FC. 8 July 2021.

[22] "Marko Grujic seals permanent transfer to FC Porto". Liverpool FC. 20 July 2021.

[23] "Taiwo Awoniyi joins Union Berlin in permanent move". Liverpool FC. 20 July 2021.

[24] "Harry Wilson completes transfer to Fulham". Liverpool FC. 24 July 2021.

[25] "Liverpool teenager breaks 57 year record and completes move to Manchester United". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[26] "Troyes sign former Liverpool left-back Larouci". Get Football News (France). Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[27] "Xherdan Shaqiri seals permanent move to Lyon". Liverpool FC. 23 August 2021.

[28] "Morgan Boyes completes permanent transfer to Livingston". Liverpool F.C. 4 January 2022.

[29] "Tony Gallacher completes permanent move to St. Johnstone". Liverpool F.C. 4 January 2022.

[30] "Adam Lewis swaps Liverpool for Livingston". Livingston FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[31] "Sepp van den Berg joins Preston on loan". Liverpool F.C. 21 June 2021.

[32] "Paul Glatzel signs on season long loan from Liverpool". Tranmere Rovers FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[33] "Liverpool defender heads to Spain for 5th loan in less than 4 years". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[34] "Jakub Ojrzynski joins Caernarfon Town on loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[35] "Leighton Clarkson seals loan switch to Blackburn". Liverpool F.C. 16 August 2021.

[36] "Ben Davies joins Sheffield United on loan". Liverpool F.C. 16 August 2021.

[37] "Ben Woodburn makes loan switch to Hearts". Liverpool F.C. 23 August 2021.

[38] "Jake Cain joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". Newport County. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[39] "Liverpool Loan Signing Boosts Spiders". Queen's Park FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[40] "Sheyi Ojo completes loan move to Millwall". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.

[41] "Rhys Williams signs new LFC deal and completes Swansea loan". Liverpool F.C. 31 August 2021.

[42] "Liam Hughes joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[43] "Liverpool confirm pre-season fixtures in Austria". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[44] "Liverpool to play two pre-season friendlies at Anfield". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[45] "Liverpool to contest Bologna friendlies in Evian". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[Qualification_Rules-46] "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". Premier League. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[48] "Premier League Handbook 2021/22" (PDF). Premier League. pp. 105–107. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[49] "Liverpool's Premier League fixture list revealed". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[50] "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[51] "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021.

[52] "Liverpool's Champions League fixture dates confirmed". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[53] "2021/22 UEFA Champions League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[54] "Salah wins August's Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month". Liverpool F.C. 15 September 2021.

[55] "Mo Salah wins Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month for September".

[56] "Three in a row: Salah wins Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month".

[57] "Trent Alexander-Arnold voted Standard Chartered Men's Player of the Month".

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First-team squad

New contracts

Transfers

Transfers in

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Transfer summary

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

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Results summary

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Matches

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Squad statistics

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Club awards

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See also

References

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