2020–21 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Liverpool Football Club's 129th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Liverpool participates in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Liverpool
2020–21 season
ChairmanTom Werner
ManagerJürgen Klopp
StadiumAnfield
Premier League4th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Salah (16)
All:
Mohamed Salah (22)

On 22 November 2020, Liverpool broke the club record for longest unbeaten run at home in the league (which had previously stood at 63) with a 3–0 win over Leicester City. The run ended on 21 January 2021 following a 1–0 defeat to Burnley; it had stood at 68.

Season review

Pre-season

Liverpool were not particularly active early in the summer transfer window, their only signing of the summer being Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas,[1] although many links were made with Spanish midfielder Thiago, then a player of Bayern Munich.[2] In terms of summer outgoings, the Reds released Andy Lonergan, Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana,[3] the latter moving to Brighton,[4] and sold Dejan Lovren and Ovie Ejaria.[5][6]

On 19 August, Liverpool announced meetings with two pre-season friendly opponents, VfB Stuttgart and RB Salzburg, as part of their training camp in Austria.[7] The first took place on 22 August against Stuttgart, The Reds winning 3–0 thanks to goals from Roberto Firmino, Naby Keïta and Rhian Brewster.[8] The second against Salzburg three days later ended in a 2–2 draw thanks to a brace scored by Brewster, after conceding an early brace to opponent Patson Daka.[9] The club's final match of pre-season was played on 5 September at home to Blackpool. Again, the Reds went 2–0 down early on, but goals from Joël Matip, Sadio Mané and Firmino took the game into Liverpool's control. Later goals from Harvey Elliott, Takumi Minamino, Divock Origi and Sepp van den Berg completed a 7–2 route over the Seasiders.[10]

Between the pre-season friendlies, Liverpool, as champions of the 2019–20 Premier League, competed in the FA Community Shield against winners of the FA Cup the previous season, Arsenal. The Reds went a goal down early in the first half conceding to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, however, Minamino's second half equaliser forced the game to penalties. Brewster missed the decisive penalty, and Liverpool missed the chance to win a first trophy of the season.[11]

September

Liverpool's league season kicked off with a home fixture against newly promoted Leeds United on 12 September. In an eventful game, the Reds won 4–3 over the Championship winners; Mohamed Salah opening the scoring early in the match from the spot after a handball by Robin Koch, only for Jack Harrison to equalise for the visitors soon after. Virgil van Dijk restored Liverpool's lead with a header, only to be at fault for Leeds’ equaliser just ten minutes later, Patrick Bamford the scorer. Salah scored Liverpool's third minutes later, concluding a competitive first half. The home side were ahead and in control until midway through the second half, when a Mateusz Klich volley levelled the scores for a third time. In the closing stages, however, Leeds’ new signing Rodrigo committed a strong challenge on Fabinho in the box, resulting in the awarding of Liverpool's second penalty of the night. Salah scored, sealing his hat-trick and ensuring the defending champions emerged victorious in their first league game of the season.[12]

On 18 September, Liverpool confirmed the signing of long-term target Thiago for a fee in the region of £20m.[13] The following day, the Reds reached an agreement with Wolves for the transfer of Portuguese forward Diogo Jota for around £45m, seeing youth prospect Ki-Jana Hoever moving the opposite direction for a potential fee of £13.5m.[14] The moves were confirmed on the same day on the club's official website.[15] Towards the end of the window, the club also sold Rhian Brewster to Sheffield United, for a fee of around £23m.

The next fixture saw Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge on 20 September to face Chelsea. The game was relatively balanced until the hosts were reduced to ten men after Christensen’s sending off on the stroke of halftime. Early in the second half, Mané scored a quick brace – firstly heading in from Firmino's cross, then capitalising on a Kepa Arrizabalaga mistake. Chelsea were handed the opportunity to get back in the game from a penalty following Thiago's foul on forward Timo Werner, but Jorginho's shot was saved by Alisson. The visitors created several more chances, comfortably dominated possession and left London with a 2–0 victory and all three points.[16]

October

On 4 October, Liverpool were defeated 7–2 by Aston Villa at Villa Park. Not only did the scoreline represent the first time the club had conceded 7 goals in a match since 15 April 1963 against Tottenham Hotspur, but was at the hands of a Villa team almost relegated at the end of the previous season.[17] The 5-goal margin also equalled Liverpool's heaviest defeat in the Premier League.[18]

The following league match on 17 October in the Merseyside Derby against Everton controversially ended 2–2, after club captain Jordan Henderson’s strike in second half injury time was ruled out by the VAR officials, denying Liverpool of a late victory. Even so, the result signified a decade-long run of 23 games unbeaten for Liverpool against their city rivals - a new club record for longest run of games unbeaten against an opponent.[19] The Reds suffered two major injuries during the game, Virgil van Dijk suffered a cruciate ligament injury following a reckless challenge by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, the club soon after confirming that knee surgery would be required and that a lengthy recovery lay-off was forthcoming.[20] While after the match Jurgen Klopp revealed that new signing Thiago had suffered an injury following another bad challenge, this time from striker Richarlison, who received a straight red card for the tackle.[21]

Holding a potentially perilously long injury list including first choice goalkeeper Alisson, Liverpool travelled to the Netherlands on October 21 to begin their Champions League campaign against Dutch side Ajax. The match was also the first without Van Dijk, leading manager Klopp to deploy midfielder Fabinho as a central defender. A first half own goal scored by opposition defender Nicolas Tagliafico from a wayward Sadio Mane shot and a crucial goal-line clearance by Fabinho secured a hard-fought 1–0 victory.[22]

Liverpool played their 6th Premier League game of the season against Sheffield United at Anfield on October 24. Fabinho conceded a penalty early in the match, Sander Berge consequently converting the spot kick to give United the lead. Minutes before the interval, however, Roberto Firmino pounced on a saved Mane header to level the scores, Mane again being called into action later in the match with a precise cross into the box to Diogo Jota. Jota marked his first league start for the club with a headed goal and Liverpool held on to win 2–1, continuing their unbeaten run at Anfield.[23]

November

On 22 November, Liverpool won 3–0 at home to Leicester City in a club record 64th consecutive league match unbeaten at Anfield – surpassing the previous record of 63 games under Bob Paisley between 1978 and 1981.[24]

December

On 16 December, Liverpool went back to the top of the Premier League table by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and a late header from Roberto Firmino. They followed this win with a 7–0 thrashing of Crystal Palace.

January

An away 1–0 loss to Southampton on the 4th of January, followed by a 0–0 home Draw at Manchester United on the 17th of January put them at 4th place in the Premier League table, and 5 points off of the top. A 1–0 loss to Burnley followed. This ended Liverpool's 68-match unbeaten streak at home, and was Burnley's first win at Anfield in nearly 50 years. On January 28th, they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–1, which was followed by another 3–1 win, this time against West Ham.

February

Liverpool lost 1–0 to Brighton at Anfield.[25]

First-team squad
As of 7 February 2021[26]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Alisson GK (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 Roma 112 0 1
13 Adrián GK (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 West Ham United 23 0 0
62 Caoimhín Kelleher GK (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 LFC Academy 9 0 0
— Marcelo Pitaluga GK (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 Fluminense 0 0 0
Defenders
4 Virgil van Dijk (3rd captain) CB (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 Southampton 130 13 6
12 Joe Gomez CB/RB/LB (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 Charlton Athletic 121 0 4
19 Ozan Kabak CB (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 Schalke 04 0 0 0
21 Kostas Tsimikas LB (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 Olympiacos 5 0 0
26 Andrew Robertson LB (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 Hull City 158 5 35
28 Ben Davies CB/LB (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 Preston North End 0 0 0
32 Joël Matip CB (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 Schalke 04 123 6 3
46 Rhys Williams CB (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 LFC Academy 12 0 0
47 Nathaniel Phillips CB (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 LFC Academy 7 0 0
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold RB (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 LFC Academy 160 9 39
76 Neco Williams RB (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 LFC Academy 22 0 2
Midfielders
3 Fabinho DM/RB/CB (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 Monaco 107 3 6
5 Georginio Wijnaldum (4th captain) CM/DM/AM (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 Newcastle United 218 22 15
6 Thiago CM/DM (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 Bayern Munich 12 0 0
7 James Milner (vice-captain) CM/DM/LB/RB (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 Manchester City 237 26 40
8 Naby Keïta CM/AM (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 RB Leipzig 71 7 4
14 Jordan Henderson (captain) CM/DM/CB (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 Sunderland 389 30 49
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain CM/AM/RW/LW (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 Arsenal 94 13 11
17 Curtis Jones CM/AM (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 LFC Academy 38 6 4
23 Xherdan Shaqiri RW/LW/AM/CM (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 Stoke City 55 8 9
58 Ben Woodburn AM/CM/LW/RW (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 LFC Academy 11 1 0
Forwards
9 Roberto Firmino ST/AM (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 Hoffenheim 276 84 60
10 Sadio Mané LW/RW/ST (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 Southampton 199 91 32
11 Mohamed Salah RW/LW/ST (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 Roma 184 116 42
20 Diogo Jota LW/RW/ST (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 9 0
27 Divock Origi ST/LW (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 Lille 155 35 10

New contracts
Date Pos No. Player Ref.
17 August 2020 DF 76 Neco Williams [27]

    Transfers

    Transfers in
    Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
    10 August 2020 DF 21 Kostas Tsimikas Olympiacos £11,750,000[upper-alpha 1] [28]
    18 September 2020 MF 6 Thiago Bayern Munich £20,000,000[upper-alpha 2] [29]
    19 September 2020 FW 20 Diogo Jota Wolverhampton Wanderers £41,000,000[upper-alpha 3] [30]
    8 October 2020 GK — Marcelo Pitaluga Fluminense £1,000,000[upper-alpha 4] [31]
    1 Feburary 2021 DF 28 Ben Davies Preston North End £500,000[upper-alpha 5] [32]
    Total £74,250,000
    1. Fee may eventually rise to £15,000,000
    2. Fee may eventually rise to £25,000,000
    3. Fee may eventually rise to £45,000,000
    4. Fee may eventually rise to £1,800,000
    5. Fee may eventually rise to £1,600,000

    Loan in
    Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref
    1 February 2021 End of season DF 19 Ozan Kabak Schalke 04 £1,000,000[upper-alpha 1] [33]
    Total £1,000,000
    1. Fee may eventually rise to £1,500,000

    Transfers out
    Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
    27 July 2020 GK 22 Andy Lonergan Stoke City Released [34]
    27 July 2020 MF 20 Adam Lallana Brighton & Hove Albion Released [35]
    27 July 2020 DF 6 Dejan Lovren Zenit Saint Petersburg £10,900,000 [36]
    28 August 2020 MF 53 Ovie Ejaria Reading £3,000,000[upper-alpha 1] [37]
    19 September 2020 DF 51 Ki-Jana Hoever Wolverhampton Wanderers £9,000,000[upper-alpha 2] [38]
    2 October 2020 FW 24 Rhian Brewster Sheffield United £18,000,000[upper-alpha 3] [39]
    16 October 2020 FW 55 Herbie Kane Barnsley £1,250,000 [40]
    Total £42,150,000
    1. Fee may eventually rise to £3,500,000
    2. Fee may eventually rise to £13,500,000
    3. Fee may eventually rise to £23,500,000

    Loans out
    Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref
    7 September 2020 End of season FW 54 Sheyi Ojo Cardiff City None [41]
    19 September 2020 End of season FW — Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin None [42]
    28 September 2020 End of season GK 22 Loris Karius Union Berlin None [43]
    28 September 2020 End of season GK 73 Kamil Grabara AGF None [44]
    6 October 2020 End of season MF 16 Marko Grujić Porto £1,000,000 [45]
    16 October 2020 18 January 2021 MF 58 Ben Woodburn Blackpool None [46]
    16 October 2020 End of season MF 59 Harry Wilson Cardiff City £1,200,000 [47]
    16 October 2020 End of season MF 67 Harvey Elliott Blackburn Rovers None [48]
    1 February 2021 End of season DF 72 Sepp van den Berg Preston North End None [49]
    1 February 2021 End of season FW 18 Takumi Minamino Southampton £500,000 [50]
    Total £2,700,000

    Transfer summary

    Pre-season friendlies

    On 19 August 2020, Liverpool announced that they would play two friendlies as part of their pre-season training camp in Austria.[51]

    22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Liverpool 3–0 VfB Stuttgart Kitzbühel, Austria
    17:00 BST Firmino  15'
    Gomez  30'
    Keïta  40'
    Brewster  68'    		 Report Stadium: Sportplatz Langau
    Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
    25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Liverpool Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
    15:00 BST Daka  3', 13',  45'
    Onguéné  26'    		 Report Brewster  72', 81' Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
    Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer (Austria)
    5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Friendly Liverpool 7–2 Blackpool Liverpool, England
    15:00 BST Matip  43'
    Mané  52'
    Firmino  54'
    Elliott  69'
    Minamino  71'
    Origi  85'
    Van den Berg  88'    		 Report Hamilton  15'
    Yates  33' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Anfield

    Competitions

    Overview
    Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Premier League 12 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 23 11 7 5 44 29 +15 047.83
    FA Cup 8 January 2021 24 January 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 050.00
    EFL Cup 24 September 2020 1 October 2020 Third round Fourth round 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 050.00
    UEFA Champions League 21 October 2020 Group stage 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 066.67
    FA Community Shield 29 August 2020 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
    Total 34 17 10 7 68 39 +29 050.00

    Last updated: 7 February 2021

    Source: Soccerway

    Premier League
    Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    2 Manchester United 23 13 6 4 49 30 +19 45 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
    3 Leicester City 23 13 4 6 39 25 +14 43
    4 Liverpool 23 11 7 5 44 29 +15 40
    5 Chelsea 23 11 6 6 38 24 +14 39 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
    6 West Ham United 23 11 6 6 34 28 +6 39
    Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. 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[52]

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    23 11 7 5 44 29  +15 40 7 2 3 22 14  +8 4 5 2 22 15  +7

    Last updated: 7 February 2021.
    Source:

    Results by matchday
    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
    ResultWWWLDWWDWDWDWWDDLDLWWLL
    Position64253213222211112444344
    Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.[53]

    12 September 2020 1 Liverpool 4–3 Leeds United Liverpool
    17:30 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Michael Oliver
    20 September 2020 2 Chelsea 0–2 Liverpool Fulham, London
    16:30 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stamford Bridge
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    28 September 2020 3 Liverpool 3–1 Arsenal Liverpool
    20:00 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    4 October 2020 4 Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool Aston
    19:15 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Martin Atkinson
    17 October 2020 5 Everton 2–2 Liverpool Walton
    12:30 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Goodison Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Michael Oliver
    24 October 2020 6 Liverpool 2–1 Sheffield United Liverpool
    20:00 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Mike Dean
    31 October 2020 7 Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United Liverpool
    17:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    8 November 2020 8 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
    16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    22 November 2020 9 Liverpool 3–0 Leicester City Liverpool
    19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Chris Kavanagh
    28 November 2020 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Liverpool Falmer
    12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Falmer Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Stuart Attwell
    6 December 2020 11 Liverpool 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
    19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 2,000
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    13 December 2020 12 Fulham 1–1 Liverpool Fulham, London
    16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 2,000
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    16 December 2020 13 Liverpool 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
    20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 2,000
    Referee: Anthony Taylor
    19 December 2020 14 Crystal Palace 0–7 Liverpool Selhurst, London
    12:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Selhurst Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jonathan Moss
    27 December 2020 15 Liverpool 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
    16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 2,000
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    30 December 2020 16 Newcastle United 0–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
    20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    4 January 2021 17 Southampton 1–0 Liverpool Southampton
    20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    17 January 2021 18 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United Liverpool
    16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    21 January 2021 19 Liverpool 0–1 Burnley Liverpool
    20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Mike Dean
    28 January 2021 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Liverpool Tottenham
    20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Martin Atkinson
    31 January 2021 21 West Ham United 1–3 Liverpool Stratford
    16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: London Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jonathan Moss
    3 February 2021 22 Liverpool 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
    20:15 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    7 February 2021 23 Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City Liverpool
    16:30 GMT (UTC±0)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Michael Oliver
    13 February 2021 24 Leicester City v Liverpool Leicester
    12:30 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: King Power Stadium

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

    Liverpool entered the competition in the third round. The draw was confirmed on 30 November 2020 live on BT Sport.[54] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[55]

    8 January 2021 Third round Aston Villa 1–4 Liverpool Birmingham
    19:45 GMT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    24 January 2021 Fourth round Manchester United 3–2 Liverpool Manchester
    17:00 GMT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Old Trafford
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Craig Pawson

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

    Liverpool entered the competition in the third round. The draw was confirmed on 6 September 2020 live on Sky Sports.[56] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020, also live on Sky Sports.[57]

    24 September 2020 Third round Lincoln City 2–7 Liverpool Lincoln
    19:45 BST Edun  60'
    Montsma  66'
    Eyoma  69'    		 Report Shaqiri  9'
    Minamino  18', 46'
    Jones  32', 36'
    Grujić  65'
    Origi  89'    		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    1 October 2020 Fourth round Liverpool 0–0
    (4–5 p)    		 Arsenal Liverpool
    19:45 BST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    Penalties

    FA Community Shield
    Main article: 2020 FA Community Shield
    29 August 2020 Final Arsenal 1–1
    (5–4 p)    		 Liverpool London
    16:30 BST (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Wembley Stadium
    Attendance: 0[58]
    Referee: Andre Marriner (Birmingham)
    Penalties

    UEFA Champions League
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

    Liverpool entered the competition in the group stage.

    Group stage
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

    The draw for the group stage was held on 1 October 2020.[59]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATA AJX MID
    1 Liverpool 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 1–0 2–0
    2 Atalanta 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11 0–5 — 2–2 1–1
    3 Ajax 6 2 1 3 7 7 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–1 0–1 — 3–1
    4 Midtjylland 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–1 0–4 1–2 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    21 October 2020 1 Ajax 0–1 Liverpool Amsterdam, Netherlands
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
    27 October 2020 2 Liverpool 2–0 Midtjylland Liverpool, England
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
    3 November 2020 3 Atalanta 0–5 Liverpool Bergamo, Italy
    21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
    		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
    25 November 2020 4 Liverpool 0–2 Atalanta Liverpool, England
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
    1 December 2020 5 Liverpool 1–0 Ajax Liverpool, England
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
    9 December 2020 6 Midtjylland 1–1 Liverpool Herning, Denmark
    18:55 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MCH Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: François Letexier (France)

    Knockout phase
    Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
    Round of 16

    The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[60]

    16 February 2021 First leg RB Leipzig v Liverpool Budapest, Hungary
    21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
    Note: The match was originally to be played at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, but was moved to Puskás Aréna, Budapest.[61]
    10 March 2021 Second leg Liverpool v RB Leipzig Liverpool, England
    21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Anfield

    Squad statistics

    Appearances

    Players with no appearances not included in the list.

    As of match played 7 February 2021
    No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UCL Community Shield Total
    Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
    1 GK Alisson 1919110033112424
    3 MF Fabinho 1817221054112724
    4 DF Virgil van Dijk 550022001188
    5 MF Georginio Wijnaldum 2321221054113228
    6 MF Thiago 10821000000129
    7 MF James Milner 156221143112313
    8 MF Naby Keïta 7600102110117
    9 FW Roberto Firmino 2321210061113224
    10 FW Sadio Mané 2019210064112925
    11 FW Mohamed Salah 2220221165113229
    12 DF Joe Gomez 76001033111210
    13 GK Adrián 220022110055
    14 MF Jordan Henderson 1918110053002522
    15 MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 621000000072
    17 MF Curtis Jones 168222244102516
    20 FW Diogo Jota 95002164001710
    21 DF Kostas Tsimikas 100011320053
    23 MF Xherdan Shaqiri 9420112100146
    26 DF Andrew Robertson 2323110064113129
    27 FW Divock Origi 8220213300156
    32 DF Joël Matip 109000022001211
    46 DF Rhys Williams 2122226300128
    47 DF Nathaniel Phillips 650000000065
    62 GK Caoimhín Kelleher 221100220055
    65 MF Leighton Clarkson 000000110011
    66 DF Trent Alexander-Arnold 2120110044002625
    76 DF Neco Williams 4211223211118
    89 DF Billy Koumetio 000000100010
    Players who went out on loan or left permanently but made appearances for Liverpool prior to departing
    16 MF Marko Grujić 000022000022
    18 FW Takumi Minamino 9211224210177
    24 FW Rhian Brewster 000000001010
    59 MF Harry Wilson 000011000011
    67 MF Harvey Elliott 000011000011
    Total 23226134

    Goals
    As of match played 7 February 2021
    Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1FW11 Mohamed Salah16303022
    2FW10 Sadio Mané7201010
    3FW20 Diogo Jota500409
    4FW9 Roberto Firmino600006
    5FW18 Takumi Minamino[upper-alpha 1]102014
    6 MF5 Georginio Wijnaldum210003
    MF17 Curtis Jones002103
    8 DF4 Virgil van Dijk100001
    MF14 Jordan Henderson100001
    MF16 Marko Grujić[upper-alpha 1]001001
    MF23 Xherdan Shaqiri001001
    DF26 Andrew Robertson100001
    FW27 Divock Origi001001
    DF32 Joël Matip100001
    DF66 Trent Alexander-Arnold100001
    Own Goals200103
    Total446710168
    1. Player who left Liverpool on loan during the season

    Assists

    Not all goals have an assist.

    As of match played 7 February 2021
    Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1FW9 Roberto Firmino420006
    2 FW10 Sadio Mané300205
    DF26 Andrew Robertson500005
    DF66 Trent Alexander-Arnold300205
    5 FW11 Mohamed Salah300104
    MF23 Xherdan Shaqiri220004
    7MF48 Curtis Jones110103
    8 FW18 Takumi Minamino[upper-alpha 1]011002
    DF32 Joël Matip200002
    10 MF7 James Milner100001
    DF12 Joe Gomez000101
    MF14 Jordan Henderson100001
    MF15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain100001
    FW27 Divock Origi001001
    MF67 Harvey Elliott[upper-alpha 1]001001
    DF76 Neco Williams000101
    1. Player who left Liverpool on loan during the season

    Clean sheets
    As of match played 7 February 2021
    No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1 Alisson500207
    13 Adrián001102
    62 Caoimhín Kelleher100102
    Total6014011

    Disciplinary record
    As of match played 7 February 2021
    No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UCL Community Shield Total
    1 GK Alisson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    3 MF Fabinho 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
    4 DF Virgil van Dijk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    5 MF Georginio Wijnaldum 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
    6 MF Thiago 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    7 MF James Milner 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
    9 FW Roberto Firmino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    10 FW Sadio Mané 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
    14 MF Jordan Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
    18 FW Takumi Minamino[upper-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    21 DF Kostas Tsimikas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
    23 MF Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    26 DF Andrew Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    32 DF Joël Matip 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    47 DF Nathaniel Phillips 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    48 MF Curtis Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
    59 MF Harry Wilson[upper-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    62 GK Caoimhín Kelleher 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
    66 DF Trent Alexander-Arnold 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    76 DF Neco Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    – Manager Jürgen Klopp 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
    Total 25 0 3 0 2 0 11 0 1 0 42 0
    1. Player who left Liverpool on loan during the season

    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
    September Sadio Mané [62]
    October Diogo Jota [63]
    November Diogo Jota [64]
    December Mohamed Salah [65]

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