Liverpool 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 season was Liverpool Football Club’ second 127th season in universe and their 57th back-to-back season in the acme flight of English football. It was besides the club ‘s 27th consecutive season in the Premier League. The baseball club besides competed in the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the time period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Liverpool finished the Premier League season as runner-up to Manchester City, to whom they suffered their only league defeat of the season, scoring 97 points, the then third-highest total in the history of the English top division and the most points scored by a team without winning the championship. They remained unbeaten at home in the league for the second season in a rowing and matched the baseball club record of 30 league wins in a season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool reached the final for the second gear back-to-back class, winning 2–0 against Tottenham Hotspur to secure the golf club ‘s sixth win in the competition. [ 3 ] however, success eluded Liverpool in domestic cup competitions as they exited both the FA Cup and EFL Cup in the third beat. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Season review [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s 2018–19 pre-season kicked off with its second sign ( the first being Naby Keïta, a consider finalised the former season ) of the crusade with the transfer of brazilian midfielder Fabinho from french club AS Monaco, a cope which became official on 1 July. [ 6 ] Liverpool seemed set for their third base bless when the media confirmed that Liverpool had reached a deal with french clubhouse Lyon for their captain, Nabil Fekir. [ 7 ] however, the club, while confirming negotiations were ongoing, announced that Fekir would be remaining at Lyon. [ 8 ] The first match of the pre-season took put on 7 July when the Reds visited Chester. Two goals from Harry Wilson in the first half followed by five goals in the second half, from James Milner from the spot, Daniel Sturridge, Ryan Kent, Danny Ings, then another goal from Sturridge to give Liverpool a 0–7 victory. [ 9 ] The baseball club moved along to 10 July and a visit to Merseyside counterparts Tranmere Rovers. Rafael Camacho, Sheyi Ojo and Adam Lallana all scored in the first half to give the Reds a 0–3 lead. Tranmere fired back with goals from Jonny Smith scoring a rally after a hard free kick Loris Karius could not hold on to, then Amadou Soukouna tacked on a late second, but Liverpool held on and won 2–3. [ 10 ] On 13 July, Liverpool formally announced their third sign of the summer — Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City, signing him for £13 million, his reported let go of clause. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The postdate day, on 14 July, Bury was able to deny Liverpool a victory with a 0–0 pull at Gigg Lane. Sturridge, Ojo and Dominic Solanke all had attempts cleared from the goal lineage. [ 13 ] On 19 July, Liverpool confirmed their fourth sign language of the summer in Alisson for a £56 million transfer tip, making him the most expensive goalkeeper in history at the time of buy. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] That same day, Liverpool defeated Blackburn Rovers 0–2 with two second-half goals from Sturridge and Lazar Marković. [ 17 ] Liverpool then participated in the International Champions Cup in the United States, first heading to Charlotte ‘s Bank of America Stadium on 22 July to play Borussia Dortmund. Virgil van Dijk opened scoring in the first one-half to give the Reds a 1–0 moderate at halftime, but Dortmund stormed back with two goals from american Christian Pulisic and a recently penalty kick from Jacob Bruun Larsen to give Dortmund the 1–3 victory. [ 18 ] Up following, on 26 July, was a tripper to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where Liverpool took on Manchester City. Leroy Sané opened the seduce in the 57th minute, but it was stand-in Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah, coming back from their time off following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to give Liverpool the 1–2 victory over the Premier League rivals. [ 19 ] finally was the trip to Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor and a push of over 100,000 people on 29 July against rivals Manchester United. Liverpool first saw a penalty converted by Mané, lone for an immediate reply from an Andreas Pereira free kick. In the second one-half, goals from Sturridge, Ojo ( from the penalty blot ) and newest signing Xherdan Shaqiri ‘s bicycle kick on his debut gave Liverpool the 1–4 win. [ 20 ] On 4 August, Liverpool travelled to Ireland to defeat Napoli 5–0 with goals in the first one-half from Milner and Georginio Wijnaldum, then in the second gear one-half from Salah, Sturridge and Alberto Moreno. [ 21 ] Liverpool ‘s final pre-season repair was on 7 August in a rare preseason peer at Anfield as hosts to Torino. Liverpool opened the scoring with goals from Roberto Firmino and Wijnaldum each score. Andrea Belotti answered with a header before the half, but Sturridge responded with another finish to a potent pre-season to give Liverpool the 3–1 victory in their final pre-season match. [ 22 ]
August [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s opening Premier League repair was at Anfield against West Ham United on 12 August. The Reds took a 2–0 half-time lead with goals from Salah and Mané, before the latter scored a apparently offside goal to make it 3–0. In the final few minutes, Sturridge scored Liverpool ‘s fourth and final goal with his inaugural touch of the game, only 24 seconds after replacing Salah. The 4–0 gain put Liverpool in first position of the league table for the first time since November 2016. The scoreline besides meant that Liverpool became equitable the moment club in Premier League history to score four or more goals in four consecutive games against a one opposition. [ 23 ] Liverpool ‘s first away game of the league season was at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace on 20 August. initially, the game was an even contest before Liverpool were awarded a late first half penalty following a pollute by former Liverpool player Mamadou Sakho on Salah. James Milner converted the penalty to give Liverpool the 0–1 leash at the half. The second half was evenly even for the most part. however, at the very end, Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka received a crimson calling card to give Liverpool a one-man advantage. Mané then scored a late second in stop time to finally give Liverpool a 0–2 succeed. [ 24 ] Liverpool ‘s final fastness of the month saw the team fall to Anfield to take on Brighton & Hove Albion on 25 August. The visitors ‘ resistance was broken in the 23rd minute when Salah put the Reds ahead 1–0 and the game went on to finish with no farther changes to the scoreline. The winnings saw Liverpool take the utmost nine points from the first three league fixtures for the first prison term since the 2013–14 season. [ 25 ]
September [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s next fixture was on 1 September against Leicester City. Liverpool took an early lead through a goal from Mané, which was then followed by Firmino ‘s first goal of the season. His recently first-half header to give the Reds a comfortable 2–0 lead at half-time. This was followed by a howler monkey from goalkeeper Alisson, attempting to dribble the ball only to lose it to Kelechi Iheanacho, with Rachid Ghezzal then scoring into the empty net. Liverpool managed to survive the opposition ‘s cover press and record a 2–1 win to maintain their 100 % record start to the season. [ 26 ] Liverpool ‘s next regular, which came after the international fracture, was on 15 September, away at Tottenham Hotspur, a team they had not beaten away from home since the 2014–15 season. [ 27 ] The Reds took the lead in the 39th hour, with Wijnaldum scoring his beginning Premier League off goal for Liverpool. [ 28 ] Firmino scored his second gear goal of the season to put the Reds 2–0 up. A late goal from Erik Lamela added drama to the match, but Liverpool held on to secure their one-fifth league succeed of the season and maintain their 100 % read to the start of the season, with the result besides meaning that this was the club ‘s best start to a temper since 1990. [ 29 ] besides, the couple was marked by Firmino ‘s center injury, sustained in a clash with Jan Vertonghen. [ 30 ] Liverpool ‘s first UEFA Champions League pit of the season was against Paris Saint Germain, the french champions, on 18 September. The Reds took the lead through a heading from Sturridge, followed by a punishment from Milner, before Thomas Meunier scored to slightly decrease the gross profit to 2–1 at half-time. Teenager Kylian Mbappé scored in the last few minutes to make it 2–2 as he took advantage off a mistake from Salah. Firmino, who came on as a substitute barely minutes before the equal goal, scored in the last few seconds of the game to win it 3–2 and open Liverpool ‘s continental crusade with a winnings. [ 31 ] Liverpool ‘s adjacent game was against on 22 September, against Southampton. Liverpool took the leash through an own finish from Wesley Hoedt in the early minutes of the game, followed by a goal from Joël Matip fair ten minutes after, with the Reds ‘ third goal falling in the last minute of the first-half, with Shaqiri hitting the bar from a free-kick and Salah slot in the goal, to win the game 3–0 for the Reds, as Liverpool won a seventh directly game in all competitions from the beginning of a temper for the first time in 28 years. [ 32 ] Liverpool ‘s adjacent repair was up against Chelsea on 26 September, in the Carabao Cup third round. The Reds initially took the tip through a finish from Sturridge, only for Emerson Palmieri to score the counterweight in the last ten minutes of the match, which was followed by Eden Hazard scoring a arresting goal in the final examination minutes of the match to give Chelsea the winnings and end Liverpool ‘s unbeaten start to the temper. [ 4 ] Three days subsequently, on 29 September, the Reds once again played against Chelsea in the Premier League. A finish from Eden Hazard once again gave Chelsea the contribute at half-time before Sturridge scored a brilliant late goal to share the points for both sides. [ 33 ]
October [edit ]
The Reds ‘ following match was against Napoli in the Champions League at the Stadio San Paolo on 3 October. Liverpool struggled throughout the game, peculiarly in attack, where they failed to register a single shoot on target for the first prison term since 2006. A goal from Lorenzo Insigne in the 90th moment last would break the deadlock after Liverpool ‘s defense stopped several chances. Following the get the better of, coach Jürgen Klopp stated that the Reds “ merely had themselves to blame ” for the personnel casualty. [ 34 ] Their final game before the international was against league champions Manchester City on 7 October, with plenty of hype ahead of the game. however, the equal would finally finish scoreless as both teams ‘ defences earned praise. The highlight of the meet was Riyad Mahrez missing a penalty in the survive few minutes of the game after Virgil van Dijk fouled Leroy Sané, with Mahrez skying the ball over the crossbar to mark a 0–0 draw. [ 35 ] During the external bankrupt, the Reds would suffer several injury problems to key players, including Salah, Mané, Van Dijk and Keïta, though alone the latter would be out for an extend period. The Reds ‘ first match following the international break was against Huddersfield Town on 20 October, and a third meeting between close friends Klopp and David Wagner. The Reds went ahead following Salah ‘s strike in first half, as the game besides marked the introduction of Fabinho, who made his Premier League introduction after coming as a utility in the 69th moment. Huddersfield has several attempts but were unable to score as Liverpool were able to hold on and win 1–0. [ 36 ] Liverpool ‘s adjacent equal was a midweek Champions League fastness against Red Star Belgrade on 24 October. Following an initially close opening, the Reds went ahead through Roberto Firmino ‘s goal in the twentieth hour, which was followed by Salah ‘s finish at the stroke of half-time. Salah scored his irregular goal from the penalty smudge, which was his fiftieth finish for the club in all competition. Mané, after missing a penalty, scored to give Liverpool a 4–0 succeed, with the consequence, along with a 2–2 pull back between Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain in the other group repair, moving the Reds to top of their Champions League group. [ 37 ] Liverpool ‘s future fastness was against Cardiff City on 27 October. The Reds went ahead with a goal from Salah in the tenth infinitesimal, but afterwards were ineffective to break Cardiff ‘s defense before Mané scored to make it to 2–0 in the 66th minute, only for Callum Paterson to score in the 77th minute. Afterwards, Shaqiri scored his first goal for the golf club to make it 3–1, with Mané scoring three minutes later to make it 4–1 and temporarily move the Reds to the top of the mesa. [ 38 ]
November [edit ]
The Reds ‘ adjacent peer was against Arsenal on 3 November. In a very close couple, Milner scored his fiftieth Premier League goal to open a 1–0 lead for Liverpool in the 61st minute, following an error from goalkeeper Bernd Leno, though Alexandre Lacazette scored a late counterweight after he had taken the ball away from Alisson as the two sides shared a 1–1 draw. [ 39 ] Three days belated, Liverpool played against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League, with the Reds suffering a shock 2–0 kill after two early on goals from Milan Pavkov, with the get the better of sternly threatening Liverpool ‘s qualification hopes. [ 40 ] The Reds ‘ following regular was against Fulham on 11 November. Following an by chance close first-half, Salah scored merely 14 seconds after Fulham scored a finish that was controversially considered offside. Shaqiri scored his second goal for the club in the moment half as the Reds won 2–0 and temporarily return to the crown of the league table. [ 41 ] Following the international break, Liverpool ‘s following game was against Watford at Vicarage Road on 24 November. The Hornets scored inside the irregular minute, but Gerard Deulofeu ‘s goal was flagged offside. After an initially close first gear half, Salah opened the score for Liverpool, which was then followed by a free-kick goal from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who scored his first goal of the season. In the last few minutes of game time, captain Jordan Henderson was sent off following a cruddy on Étienne Capoue, which resulted in his second scandalmongering batting order and dismissal. A late header from Firmino was then enough to give Liverpool a 3–0 away gain. [ 42 ] The final match of the calendar month for Liverpool was an away trip to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stages. The hosts went ahead through a goal from Juan Bernat followed by a goal from Neymar to double the run for the hosts. Despite a penalty from Milner, the Reds were unable to score an counterweight and left Parc des Princes without any points. The frustration would mean that Liverpool had to win either 1–0 or by two goals against Napoli in their final examination peer to progress to the knockout stages of the competition. [ 43 ]
December [edit ]
In the last calendar month of the calendar year, Liverpool played against city rivals Everton on 2 December. In a very tight and finale game, several attempts on goal were made by both teams, with Alisson saving a header from André Gomes and Joe Gomez clearing the rebound and a shot from Gylfi Sigurðsson. In the final seconds of the game, Divock Origi scored his first finish for the club since May 2017, following a bizarre error from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, to seal a dramatic 1–0 winnings for the Reds and extend Everton ‘s winless range against Liverpool to 18 games. [ 44 ] In the midweek repair on 5 December, the Reds played away against Burnley. The hosts took a surprise star through Jack Cork after Alisson was unable to gather the ball following a Burnley corner. Liverpool would soon hit the equalizer through a superb gloomy coating from Milner and soon after substitute Firmino scored with his inaugural touch to overturn the consequence in Liverpool ‘s favor, with Shaqiri scoring in add time good moments following a save from Alisson to seal a 3–1 acquire. The victory meant that Liverpool were unbeaten in their inaugural 15 league games, the clubhouse ‘s best ever league originate in history. [ 45 ] In the weekend fastness of 8 December, Liverpool won 4–0 against Bournemouth with a hat-trick from Salah and an own finish from Steve Cook, to move top of the league table. The game was besides marked by Milner making his five-hundredth Premier League appearance. [ 46 ] The clubhouse ‘s following plot was a crucial tie against Napoli in their Champions League group regular. Liverpool went ahead with a goal from Salah, which was followed by the hosts missing several clear attempts. In injury time, Arkadiusz Milik had a gamble to equalize from eight yards away from goal, but his changeable was denied by Alisson, who made a crucial salvage as Liverpool won 1–0 and qualify for the knockout phase. [ 47 ] In the future repair on 16 December, Liverpool hosted cutthroat rivals Manchester United, who were in poor shape but did not taste get the better of against the Reds since March 2014. In the end, Liverpool emerged triumphant. The hosts went ahead through a volley finish from Mané, before Jesse Lingard equalized following an error from goalkeeper Alisson. Substitute Shaqiri then scored doubly in seven minutes to confirm a 3–1 victory for the Reds. [ 48 ] The come fixture was on 21 December, an away repair against Wolverhampton Wanderers, resulting in a 2–0 win for the visitors. Salah scored the possibility goal following a traverse from Fabinho, with the egyptian then assisting Van Dijk ‘s goal, with the Dutchman scoring his first league goal for Liverpool. The resultant role guaranteed that, regardless of early results, Liverpool would be peak of the Premier League on Christmas Day, [ 49 ] with Manchester City ‘s unexpected home personnel casualty to Crystal Palace ensuring the Reds would be four points clear. The traditional Boxing Day fixture saw Liverpool host Newcastle United and former director Rafael Benítez. The hosts went ahead through a fantastic strike from Dejan Lovren, which was followed by a second-half penalty from Salah after the Egyptian was fouled by Paul Dummett, before Shaqiri ‘s strickle wrapped up the three points, with alternate Fabinho scoring his first finish for the cabaret to complete a 4–0 victory. The resultant role, coupled with other favorable results in the league, ensured that the Reds would go into their final game of 2018 six points clear, and would be top on New Year ‘s Day. [ 50 ] Liverpool ‘s concluding game of 2018 saw the Reds again at Anfield, this time hosting Arsenal fair 56 days after the reverse fixture at the Emirates. Despite falling behind in the 11th minute to a goal from Gunners academy alumnus Ainsley Maitland-Niles, a delirious spell just a couple of minutes subsequently saw Liverpool go 2–1 up thanks to a Firmino brace, with Mané extending the lead in the 32nd moment and Salah again scoring from the punishment blot in the dying minutes of total meter. merely one goal was scored in the second half, fair after the hour commemorate, with Firmino completing his first always Liverpool hat-trick from the penalty descry. With Tottenham Hotspur having lost 3–1 at home plate to Wolves in the earlier kick-off, the result saw the Reds go nine points clear at the exceed of the table, albeit the gap being then reduced to seven points by Manchester City ‘s victory at Southampton the following day, [ 51 ] with the club not entirely extending their unbeaten run in the league to 21 games, but besides successfully going unbeaten at Anfield in the league in 2018, ampere well as equalling the criminal record set by Rafael Benítez ‘s team in 2008–09 of going unbeaten at Anfield in the league for 31 games. [ 52 ]
January [edit ]
Liverpool kicked off the new calendar class with a daunting trip to the Etihad to face Manchester City, knowing entire well a acquire could see their lead extended to ten points. In a close first base half, Liverpool were denied the lead after a goal-line headroom by City defender John Stones, confirmed by goal-line engineering before City captain Vincent Kompany controversially avoided a bolshevik card for a studs-up challenge on Salah, with Sergio Agüero opening the grade for the champions in the fortieth moment. Liverpool pulled themselves charge in the second one-half, Firmino seduce after the hour bell ringer, but Sané won the game for City just under ten minutes later. The frustration ended Liverpool ‘s unbeaten begin to the season and pulled City firm back into the title race. [ 53 ] This meet turned out to be Liverpool ‘s only Premier League get the better of in the 2018–19 temper and in the 2019 calendar class. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] The pursue regular was again away at Wolves, this fourth dimension in the 3rd polish of the FA Cup. With the title challenge hard on his mind, Klopp made nine changes to the team, with lone Milner and Lovren keeping their places from the get the better of at City, giving first-team debuts to academy graduates Curtis Jones and Rafa Camacho and starting Fabinho at centre-back aboard Dejan Lovren. however, barely five minutes into the crippled, Lovren was substituted off with a hamstring injury. His utility, Ki-Jana Hoever ( who had been signed for the academy in the summer ), became the youngest-ever Liverpool player to debut for the first-team, at historic period 16. Wolves opened up the marking on the 38th moment with Raúl Jiménez firing in on the counter. much like at the Etihad, Liverpool pulled themselves level in the second half with Origi scoring in the 51st moment. however, Rúben Neves fired the home-side back ahead four minutes belated with a fantastic 31-yard snapshot. The West Midlands side could have even scored more, with Hoever making a fantastic last-ditch harness to stop Jiménez closing in on finish with 15 minutes left. The result saw Liverpool eliminated from the Cup in the 3rd circle for the first time since 2011 and eliminated by Wolves for the second time in three seasons. [ 5 ] Despite these results, there were positives for the club in the open weeks of the calendar month, with both Klopp and Van Dijk earning the Premier League Manager and Player of the Month awards, respectively, for December. Liverpool won all seven league games to go from second to first gear, while Van Dijk became the beginning league defender to win the award since 2013. [ 56 ] The Red ‘s adjacent league regular was away at Brighton & Hove Albion, the Reds hop to put the two previous defeats behind them. After a goal-less first one-half that saw the Reds fail to find a room past a refractory Seagulls refutation, a third Salah penalty in four league games in the fiftieth minute put the Reds ahead, a scoreline that stayed the same until full-time, sending Liverpool seven points clearly at the circus tent until the 14th at least. [ 57 ] For the following game, Liverpool welcomed early coach Roy Hodgson and Crystal Palace to Anfield — the Reds aware that victory could see them again go seven points clear of City, but besides mindful that Palace had won three of their five former league visits and had besides won at City good four weeks previously. The game remained even until equitable after the half-hour mark when Palace forth Andros Townsend controversially scored with the Eagles ‘ inaugural shoot on goal, scantily a few seconds after he escaped being penalised for a hand-ball in the Palace penalty area. Going one goal down into half-time, Liverpool came flying out in the second one-half with Salah scoring his 15th league goal of the season not even one minute into the half, with Firmino firing the home side into the lead just seven minutes later. however, Palace proved they were not down and out with James Tomkins pulling his side flat just after the hour mark, only for Liverpool to restore their lead in the 78th minute through Salah. A moment bookable offense for Milner saw the Reds down to ten men and their go under threat before Mané scored in add time to put the game beyond Palace. Max Meyer ‘s inaugural Palace goal proved to be besides late as Liverpool secured their 19th league win of the season and extended their unbeaten dwelling league rivulet to 32 matches, the longest since going over 60 home league matches unbeaten between 1978 and 1980 in the erstwhile First Division. [ 58 ] The Reds ‘ future game came ten days former as a result of the FA Cup one-fourth round being played on the weekend of 26–27 January, with Leicester City welcomed to Anfield. Aware that Manchester City had lost the former day at Newcastle United, Liverpool had the opportunity to extend their lead at the peak of the table once again but were ultimately frustrated by a bouncy Foxes side. Mané put the Reds ahead in the third gear moment lone for Harry Maguire to head in an equalizer on the stroke of half-time precisely minutes after avoiding being sent off for being the last man on Mané. No goals were scored in the second half, with Leicester lucky to avoid conceding a penalty when Keïta was hauled down in the area. [ 59 ]
February [edit ]
Liverpool ‘s first game of the month came against West Ham United at the Olympic Stadium and finished in a second base consecutive 1–1 draw, with Michail Antonio scoring precisely before the 30-minute bell ringer to cancel-out another Mané undoer. This allow Manchester City to go top of the league on finish difference with wins against Arsenal and Liverpool ‘s archrivals Everton. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] The Reds then bounced back with what ultimately proved to be an easy 3–0 win over Bournemouth at Anfield, with Mané and Wijnaldum scoring within ten-spot minutes of each other in the first base one-half and Salah adding the final goal just minutes after the start of the second half. With his finish, Salah became the first player since Luis Suárez to score at least 20 goals in consecutive seasons. [ 62 ] Ten days late, the Reds welcome german giants Bayern Munich to Anfield for the foremost leg of the last-16 Champions League hard stage. The match finished 0–0 with both sides having chances but ultimately seeing the german champions repair to damage limitation for the last half-hour with Liverpool more likely to score. [ 63 ] Liverpool ‘s adjacent match was away at Old Trafford to face rivals Manchester United, who had enjoyed an incredible revival under norwegian interim coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær following his appointee after the club ‘s loss at Anfield in December. The game finished 0–0, the Reds having put in a poor operation against a United side that made all three substitutions in the space of 25 minutes in the first half and golden to avoid a former passing, as a Joël Matip own goal was disallowed. [ 64 ] With scrutiny increasing both on and off the pitch for their next match, a home equal against Watford, Liverpool secured their largest victory of the temper with a 5–0 acquire over the Hornets. Mané extended his impressive run of goals with a brace in the inaugural half before Origi scored shortly after the hour marker to put the game beyond Watford. Van Dijk scored a recently brace to keep the Reds one point clear of Manchester City and increase their goal deviation. [ 65 ]
March [edit ]
On 3 March, Liverpool played out a scoreless draw at Everton at Goodison Park. The Reds tested Toffies goalkeeper Jordan Pickford respective times in the half but ultimately failed to truly bring a good save out of him. With City having won at Bournemouth the former day, the Reds lost their lead at the top of the postpone. [ 66 ] The following weekend, the Reds welcomed Burnley to Anfield, mindful that only a win would be acceptable after City ‘s win over Watford. however, the team got off to a poor people begin after Ashley Westwood scored directly from a corner after just six minutes, though replays revealed that Allison had been impeded by Clarets defender James Tarkowski in the build-up. Liverpool forced themselves back into the equal 13 minutes subsequently after Firmino took advantage of a fumble blast from opposite goalkeeper Tom Heaton. Liverpool then took the lead just before the 30-minute mark through Mané. Firmino added his second goal of the match after the hour mark, again taking advantage of an error from Heaton, before Burnley pulled a second goal back in the foremost hour of add time through Icelandic midfielder Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson. however, Liverpool were not to be denied and deservedly won the match good two minutes belated after Mané scored his second gear goal of the game. The victory ensured that the Reds remained just one point behind City with eight matches to play. [ 67 ] The adjacent match saw Liverpool travel to Germany and the Allianz Arena for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 match against Bayern Munich. After an even 25-minute opening period, the Reds opened the scoring through Mané, who continued his fine scoring imprint with a antic polish that saw him manage to sidestep goalkeeper Manuel Neuer before firing into the goal. however, the german side fought back, levelling the mark 13 minutes later through a Matip own goal, though the Reds would still be going through on away goals scored. Despite Bayern increasing the blackmail in the second half, it was Liverpool who added to their lead through a Van Dijk header just before the 70-minute mark. Ten minutes belated, Mané scored his second goal of the night to resolve the tie and send the Reds into the quarter-finals for the second-straight year and guarantee they would join boyfriend English sides Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the pull. Just days former, the draw was made for both the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, with Liverpool being drawn with Porto for the second season running with the possibility of facing either Manchester United or Barcelona in the semi-finals. [ 68 ] In their final match before the international break, the Reds travelled back down to London to face strugglers Fulham at Craven Cottage, a match that saw the Merseyside clubhouse revert to the top of the postpone with a 2–1 succeed. Despite putting in a poor performance and being pegged bet on to 1–1 with 15 minutes to play — Ryan Babel scoring against his former club after a confusion between Allison and Van Dijk — a 26th-minute finish from Mané and then an 81st-minute penalty from Milner ensured all three points for the Reds. [ 69 ] The Reds ‘ last match of the month saw them welcome Tottenham at Anfield, aware that the style race was truly heating up and that any dropped points could see the club miss out once again on their first Premier League style. After an evening beginning, Firmino ended his scoreless run by smashing in a shot in the 16th minute to give his side the lead. Tottenham deservedly equalised in the seventieth moment through Lucas Moura after a strong second half up to that compass point and looked set to earn a point. however, belgian defender Toby Alderweireld unwittingly scored an own goal in the 90th minute to ensure Liverpool earned the win. The Reds went two points clear entering the last two months of the season. [ 70 ]
April [edit ]
For their beginning couple of the penultimate calendar month of the season, Liverpool travelled to St Mary ‘s stadium on the south-coast to face Southampton, who had largely picked up shape since the reverse match in September in depart thanks to the appointment of erstwhile RB Leipzig director Ralph Hasenhuttl. The Saints scored first, with Shane Long net in the ninth minute to put the Reds under pressure. however, their lead lasted for less than 30 minutes after Keïta scored his first Liverpool goal to pull the Merseyside club floor, despite Salah appearing to be offside in the build-up. Despite attempts from Southampton to bring themselves back into the match, goals from Salah and Henderson — the erstwhile ending a nine-game drought and the latter scoring his beginning goal of the season — ultimately consigned the Saints to defeat and guarantee Liverpool once again returned to the circus tent of the table, albeit with Manchester City yet again having a bet on in hand. [ 71 ] The consequence besides mathematically ensured a top-four eat up for the Reds and confirmed their place in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. The Reds ‘ following match came four days late as they hosted Porto in the first peg of their Champions League quarter-final disembowel. The result of the match was a comfortable 2–0 winnings for Liverpool, with Keïta scoring his second base finish for the baseball club in ampere many matches after just five minutes and Firmino doubling the conduct fair before the half-hour check to give the side the advantage in the bind. [ 72 ] Liverpool then followed this up with arguably their toughest remaining league meet of the season as they welcomed Chelsea to Anfield one day before the thirtieth anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. After City well won at Crystal Palace in the earlier Sunday kick-off, the press was on the home side to return to the top of the table against a Chelsea side who had not lost in any competition at Anfield since 2012. After a goal-less beginning half, Liverpool came firing out in the irregular and scored two quick-fire goals in sequence, Mané heading the inaugural goal in on the 51st minute crisscross and then Salah — merely days after it had emerged that Chelsea fans in Prague had been recorded singing a racially discriminatory song about the egyptian forward [ 73 ] — scoring the second two minutes by and by, scoring a stunning finish into the exceed leave corner of the net from 25 yards out. The scoreline remained the lapp until the final whistle, Chelsea going close twice through Eden Hazard but being unable to find the back of the net. The resultant role once again proverb Liverpool recurrence to the top of the table. [ 74 ] The next pit saw the Reds travel to Portugal for the second gear leg of their Champions League necktie with Porto. Despite making a slow startle and having to weather several Porto attacks, the team took the spark advance in the 28th moment through a Mané strike that appeared offside but was ultimately given by VAR. Salah scored the moment goal in the second one-half only for defender Éder Militão to score for the home side just a pair of moments late. however, the couple was ultimately put to bed by two headers, the first from Firmino and the second from Van Dijk, sending Liverpool into the semi-finals for the second base temper running to face Barcelona. [ 75 ] Liverpool ‘s next match fell on Easter Sunday as they travelled to Wales to face Cardiff City, who had seen their battle to avoid delegating rejuvenated with an impressive away victory in their previous equal which they won 2–0 away to Brighton & Hove Albion. After a goal-less foremost half that saw the Bluebirds deal with the attacking menace from the Reds very well, the away side finally got the goal they needed, Wijnaldum scoring with a fantastic finish in the 56th minute. Cardiff identical about equalized after seven minutes only for master Sean Morrison to miscue his heading and send the ball across-the-board. With less than ten minutes to play, Morrison proceeded to concede a penalty by holding onto Salah in the penalty area for a beneficial copulate of seconds, a penalty that Milner sedately converted. The catch finished 2–0 to Liverpool, again sending them to the top of the table but for only a couple of days, with Manchester City winning 2–0 in the Manchester bowler hat at Old Trafford on 24 April, two days before Liverpool ‘s home meet against already-relegated Huddersfield Town. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] April came to an end on a high as Liverpool hosted already-relegated Huddersfield at Anfield, preparing for the beginning branch of their Champions League semi-final tie with a comfortable 5–0 winnings. Keïta started the score after good 15 seconds by taking advantage of a Huddersfield mishap, with Mané scoring the moment goal in the 23rd minute and Salah securing the third base goal in add time at the end of the first half. only two goals were scored in the second bridge player, both Mané and Salah scoring their second goals of the match in the 55th and 82nd infinitesimal respectively, but it gave the Reds their 16th family league succeed of the season and extended their unbeaten Anfield league run to 39 matches. The squad received a further rise after midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came on as a stand-in in the second half after over a year out of meet with a serious knee injury. [ 78 ]
May [edit ]
The Reds opened the final examination calendar month of the season away at the Camp Nou to Barcelona on 1 May in the first stage of the Champions League semi-finals. In an initially conclude first 25 minutes, erstwhile Liverpool player Luis Suárez opened the score. The second gear half was dominated with cover attacking imperativeness from Liverpool, but no goals came until Lionel Messi scored from near roll after Suárez had hit the browning automatic rifle. lone minutes late, Messi scored once again, this time a spectacular 30-yard dislodge kick, as Barcelona completed a 3–0 victory. [ 79 ] Liverpool ‘s next match was three days late on 4 May, away against Newcastle United in the Premier League. The Reds opened the scoring with a goal from Van Dijk, only for christian Atsu to level the equal a few minutes subsequently, tapping home the rebound after Alexander-Arnold appeared to handle Salomón Rondón ‘s shoot on the goal-line. A finish from Salah good several minutes subsequently restored their conduct as the first half drew to a conclusion. not long after the second base half began, Salomón Rondón scored to bring the match charge. only minutes before the concluding whistle, alternate Origi headed in Shaqiri ‘s free-kick as the Reds won 3–2, ensuring that the Premier League title race would go down to the final match. [ 80 ] Three days belated, Liverpool faced Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Trailing with a 3–0 deficit and having had both Firmino and Salah injured anterior to the plot, many pundits and general media believed that it was highly improbable for Liverpool to overturn the result. The Reds took the lead through Origi within a few minutes into the pit and the score stayed as such once the foremost one-half concluded. In the second half, utility Wijnaldum scored twice within the space of 122 seconds to even the tie. Ten minutes before the final whistle, Origi struck again following a cursorily taken corner from Alexander-Arnold, wholly overturning the tie into the Reds ‘ party favor as Liverpool won 4–0 to advance into their second consecutive Champions League Final and their third base overall european final under Klopp. [ 81 ] Liverpool ‘s final examination league match of the season was on 12 May against Wolverhampton Wanderers. As deed rivals Manchester City were playing at the lapp time against Brighton & Hove Albion, the Reds required a miracle in rate to claim the league title. however, despite winning 2–0 with both goals from Mané, they ultimately finished in second place as City easily won their equal 4–1, with the Reds being precisely one point away from winning their first league title in 29 years. Liverpool ‘s full of 97 points was the highest number of points a second-placed team had ever finished with in the Premier League and in any of Europe ‘s clear league flights. [ 1 ] [ 82 ]
June [edit ]
On 1 June, in their irregular consecutive Champions League Final, Liverpool defeated colleague English golf club Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 to secure a sixth european Cup victory and the club ‘s first since 2005. Just over a moment in Liverpool were awarded a penalty after Moussa Sissoko was judged to have handled Mané ‘s crabbed. Salah then scored from the spot to give the Reds the conduct after just two minutes. Liverpool had some good chances to score, with Alexander-Arnold and Milner shooting just wide of the post in either half. At the other end Alisson made two great saves, notably to deny Christian Eriksen after the latters free-kick was pushed away by the Liverpool custodian. then with just three minutes left, a ailing cleared corner found Origi just inside the penalty-area and he scored into the bottom right corner of the web to win the trophy for Klopp ‘s team. [ 3 ] [ 83 ]
First-team team [edit ]
- As it stands on 1 June 2019
New contracts [edit ]
Transfers and loans [edit ]
Transfers in [edit ]
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £43,000,000 .
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £64,400,000 .
Transfers out [edit ]
- ^ Fee may finally rise to £25,000,000 .
Loans out [edit ]
transfer summary [edit ]
Friendlies [edit ]
Liverpool revealed pre-season fixtures against Chester, Tranmere Rovers, Bury, Blackburn Rovers, Napoli and Torino. They besides competed in the International Champions Cup against Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Manchester United. [ 121 ]
Win Draw Loss
International Champions Cup [edit ]
Competitions [edit ]
Win Draw Loss
overall [edit ]
Updated to match played 1 June 2019
Source : Competitions
overview [edit ]
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 38 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 0 78.95 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 00 0.00 |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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2 | −1 | 00 0.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 0 61.54 |
| Total | 53 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 115 | 38 | +77 | 0 71.70 |
Updated to match played 1 June 2019
Source : Competitions
Premier League [edit ]
League table [edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City ( C ) | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23 | +72 | 98 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 97 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 71 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
( C ) Champion
Notes: source : Premier League Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) Play-offs ( only if needed to decide champion, teams for delegating or teams for UEFA competitions ) .ChampionNotes :
- ^ Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the position given to the FA Cup winners ( Europa League group phase ) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spotlight given to the League Cup winners ( Europa League second qualifying round ) was passed to the seventh-placed team .
Results compendious [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 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 10 | +45 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 |
death updated : 12 May 2019.
reference : Premier League
Results by matchday [edit ]
| 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 97 |
Updated to match ( einsteinium ) played on 12 May 2019. source : 11v11
A
= Away
;
H
= Home
;
W
= Win
;
D
= Draw
;
L
= Loss
Matches [edit ]
On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the approaching season were announced. [ 122 ]
FA Cup [edit ]
The third gear round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. [ 123 ]
EFL Cup [edit ]
The third gear round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott. [ 124 ]
UEFA Champions League [edit ]
Group stage [edit ]
On 30 August 2018, the group stage pull back was made live from Monaco. [ 125 ]
- a b Goals in all group matches : Liverpool 9, Napoli 7 .
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
A
= Away;
H
= Home;
W
= Win;
D
= Draw;
L
= Loss Updated to match ( e ) played on 11 Dec 2018. source : competitive matches
Knockout phase [edit ]
Round of 16 [edit ]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 December 2018, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarter in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 126 ]
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 127 ]
concluding [edit ]
Squad statistics [edit ]
Appearances [edit ]
Players with no appearances are not included on the number .
- As of match played 1 June 2019
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Champions League | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| 3 | MF |  |
28 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 30 | |
| 4 | DF |  |
38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 50 | |
| 5 | MF | |
35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 43 | |
| 6 | DF |  |
13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | |
| 7 | MF |  |
31 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 31 | |
| 8 | MF |  |
25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | |
| 9 | FW | |
34 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 39 | |
| 10 | FW |  |
36 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 49 | |
| 11 | FW |  |
38 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 49 | |
| 12 | DF | |
16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 17 | |
| 13 | GK | |
38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 51 | |
| 14 | MF | |
32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 29 | |
| 15 | FW | |
18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 8 | |
| 18 | DF |  |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 20 | MF | |
13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |
| 21 | MF | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK |  |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | MF |  |
24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | |
| 26 | DF |  |
36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 48 | |
| 27 | FW | |
11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 6 | |
| 32 | DF |  |
22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 26 | |
| 48 | MF | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 51 | DF | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 64 | DF |  |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 66 | DF | |
29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 38 | |
| Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Liverpool prior to departing | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Goalscorers [edit ]
Includes all competitive matches .
- As of match played 1 June 2019
Assists [edit ]
Includes all competitive matches. not all goals have an assist. Assists judged by WhoScored. [ 128 ]
- As of match played 1 June 2019
clean sheets [edit ]
- As of match played 1 June 2019
| No. | Player | Premier League | Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Alisson |
21 | 6 | 27 |
| Total | 21 | 6 | 27 | |
corrective read [edit ]
- As of match played 1 June 2019
Awards [edit ]
End-of-season club awards [edit ]
due to Liverpool ‘s busy schedule the golf club decided not to hold their annual Players ‘ Awards. The 2019 Liverpool F.C. Players ’ Award winners were announced on 27 May after an on-line vote. [ 129 ]
- Standard Chartered Bank First Team Player of the Year: Virgil van Dijk
- First Team Players’ Player of the Year: Virgil van Dijk
- First Team Goal of the Season: Mohamed Salah (vs. Chelsea, 14 April 2019)
Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award [edit ]
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on Liverpoolfc.com
other awards [edit ]
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané shared the Premier League Golden Boot with Arsenal ‘s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, scoring 22 league goals each ; goalkeeper Alisson kept 21 clean sheets to win the Premier League Golden Glove ; and four liverpool players were included in the PFA Team of the Year, including Virgil van Dijk, who won both the PFA Players ‘ Player of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season awards. Four liverpool players were in the Ballon d’Or top-seven. Van Dijk was named as runner-up, Mané placed one-fourth, Salah fifth and Alisson seventh, while Alisson besides won the inauguration Yashin Trophy, presented to the best acting goalkeeper. [ 139 ] At The Best FIFA Football Awards, Van Dijk and Alisson were named in the FIFA FIFPro Men ‘s World XI, [ 140 ] with Alisson being named as The Best FIFA Men ‘s Goalkeeper, Van Dijk finishing as runner-up for The Best FIFA Men ‘s Player and coach Jürgen Klopp being named as The Best FIFA Men ‘s Coach. [ 141 ] At the UEFA Club Football Awards, Alisson was named as the UEFA Goalkeeper of the Season, [ 142 ] and Van Dijk was named as the UEFA Defender of the Season and awarded the UEFA Men ‘s Player of the Year Award. [ 143 ] [ 144 ] Six Liverpool players featured in the 20-man UEFA Squad of the Season. [ 145 ]
References [edit ]
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