2021/22 SEASON REVIEW: PLAYER STATS

It was a marathon season with Liverpool playing a whopping 63 matches. League Cup and FA Cup successes were chalked, with the Reds missing out on the league title by a single point and losing the Champions League final 1-0.

It is time to review the season that was, and we first look at the raw stats for the entire first team squad; goals, assists, clean sheets and appearances. It is a gauge to see the best performing players and those who underperformed.

GOALS

For the fifth season in a row, Mohamed Salah finished the season as the Reds’ topscorer. He also won the Premier League Golden Boot (alongside Son Heung-Min), his third in 5 years at the club. As many as five players hit double figures for the club, as seen below:

° Salah – 31

° Mane – 23

° Jota – 21

° Firmino – 11

° Minamino – 10

° Fabinho – 8

° Diaz – 6

° Origi – 5

° Keita – 4

° Konaté – 3

° Henderson – 3

° Oxlade-Chamberlain – 3

° Matip – 3

° Robertson – 3

° Van Dijk – 3

° Thiago – 2

° Alexander-Arnold – 2

° Jones – 1

° Gordon – 1

° Elliott – 1

ASSISTS

Trent topped the charts for the number of assists provided, perhaps unsurprisingly. He finished the season with the most chances created in the Premier League (90), and was unlucky to miss out on the Playmaker award which went to Salah.

° Alexander-Arnold – 18

° Robertson – 15

° Salah – 15

° Tsimikas – 6

° Jota – 6

° Henderson – 6

° Firmino – 5

° Thiago – 5

° Diaz – 4

° Origi – 3

° Jones – 3

° Oxlade-Chamberlain – 3

° Milner – 3

° Keita – 3

° Matip – 3

° Mané – 3

° N. Williams – 2

° Van Dijk – 2

° Fabinho – 1

° Minamino – 1

° Bradley – 1

° Konaté – 1

° Alisson – 1

° Gomez – 1

CLEAN SHEETS

All three first team goalkeepers kept clean sheets this season, with Alisson keeping 27 in all competitions. He secured his second Premier League Golden Glove award (alongside compatriot Ederson). Kelleher’s clean sheet and overall performance in the League Cup final can’t be forgotten.

° Alisson – 27

° Kelleher – 4

° Adrian – 1

APPEARANCES

The skipper made the most appearances this season and indeed the most appearances in a single season under Jürgen Klopp, an impressive feat when you realise he turns 32 in two weeks. Van Dijk also made an impressive number of appearances upon his return from an ACL injury.

It was also a good season for the Academy, with a number of the club’s youngsters making their debuts this season. Alex Inglethorpe and all at the Academy have been doing a wonderful job.

° Henderson – 57

° Jota – 55

° Alisson – 54

° Van Dijk – 51

° Salah – 51

° Mané – 51

° Fabinho – 48

° Robertson – 47

° Alexander-Arnold – 47

° Matip – 43

° Keita – 40

° Thiago – 39

° Milner – 39

° Firmino – 35

° Oxlade-Chamberlain – 29

° Konaté – 29

° Jones – 27

° Diaz – 26

° Tsimikas – 26

° Minamino – 24

° Gomez – 21

° Origi – 17

° Elliott – 11

° Morton – 9

° Williams – 8

° Kelleher – 8

° Bradley – 5

° Gordon – 4

° Phillips – 3

° Beck – 2

° Dixon-Bonner – 2

° Woltman – 2

° Adrian – 1

° Blair – 1

° Koumetio – 1

° Frauendorf – 1

° Norris – 1