2020-21 season

2020-21 season
General information
Manager	Jurgen Klopp
Captain	Jordan Henderson
Performance
League Cup	4th Round
Top scorers
League Cup	Jones and Minamino (2)
Attendances
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The 2020-21 season will be Liverpool's 129th season of football since they were established. The Reds enter the campaign as champions of England, qualifying to play in the Community Shield for the second season running.

Squad

• 1 Alisson
• 3 Fabinho
• 4 Virgil van Dijk
• 5 Georginio Wijnaldum
• 6 Thiago
• 7 James Milner
• 8 Naby Keita
• 9 Roberto Firmino
• 10 Sadio Mane
• 11 Mohamed Salah
• 12 Joe Gomez
• 13 Adrian
• 14 Jordan Henderson
• 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 16 Marko Grujic
• 17 Curtis Jones
• 18 Takumi Minamino
• 20 Diogo Jota
• 21 Kostas Tsimikas
• 23 Xherdan Shaqiri
• 24 Rhian Brewster
• 26 Andy Robertson
• 27 Divock Origi
• 32 Joel Matip
• 46 Rhys Williams
• 47 Nathaniel Phillips
• 54 Sheyi Ojo
• 55 Herbie Kane
• 58 Ben Woodburn
• 59 Harry Wilson
• 62 Caoimhin Kelleher
• 65 Leighton Clarkson
• 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
• 67 Harvey Elliott
• 70 Yasser Larouci
• 72 Sepp van den Berg
• 73 Kamil Grabara
• 76 Neco Williams
• 89 Billy Koumetio

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
22 August 2020	VFB Stuttgart	3-0	Firmino (15), Keita (40), Brewster (68)
25 August 2020	Salzburg	2-2	Brewster (72, 81)
5 September 2020	Blackpool	7-2	Matip (43), Mane (52), Firmino (54), Elliott (69), Minamino (71), Origi (85), van den Berg (88)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
12 September 2020	Leeds	4-3	Salah (pen 4, 33, pen 88), van Dijk (20)
20 September 2020	Chelsea	2-0	Mane (50, 54)
28 September 2020	Arsenal	3-1	Mane (28), Robertson (34), Jota (88)
4 October 2020	Aston Villa	2-7	Salah (33, 60)
17 October 2020	Everton	2-2	Mane (3), Salah (72)
24 October 2020	Sheffield Utd	2-1	Firmino (41), Jota (64)
31 October 2020	West Ham	2-1	Salah (pen 42), Jota (85)
8 November 2020	Man City	1-1	Salah (pen 13)
22 November 2020	Leicester	3-0	Evans (og 21), Jota (41), Firmino (86)
28 November 2020	Brighton	1-1	Jota (60)
6 December 2020	Wolves	4-0	Salah (24), Wijnaldum (58), Matip (67), Semedo (og 78)
13 December 2020	Fulham	1-1	Salah (pen 79)
16 December 2020	Tottenham	2-1	Salah (26), Firmino (90)
19 December 2020	Crystal Palace	7-0	Minamino (3), Mane (35), Firmino (44, 68), Henderson (52), Salah (81, 84)
27 December 2020	West Brom	1-1	Mane (12)
30 December 2020	Newcastle	0-0
4 January 2021	Southampton	0-1
17 January 2021	Man Utd

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	8 January 2021	Aston Villa	4-1	Mane (4, 63), Wijnaldum (60), Salah (65)

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	24 September 2020	Lincoln	7-2	Shaqiri (9), Minamino (18, 46), Jones (32, 36), Grujic (65), Origi (89)
4	1 October 2020	Arsenal	0-0

Champions League

Group stage

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
21 October 2020	Ajax	1-0	Tagliafico (og 35)
27 October 2020	Midtjylland	2-0	Jota (55), Salah (pen 90)
3 November 2020	Atalanta	5-0	Jota (16, 33, 54), Salah (47), Mane (49)
25 November 2020	Atalanta	0-2
1 December 2020	Ajax	1-0	Jones (58)
9 December 2020	Midtjylland	1-1	Salah (1)

Knockout stage

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
Last 16 (1st leg)	16 February 2021	RB Leipzig
Last 16 (2nd leg)	10 March 2021	RB Leipzig

Other

Community Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
29 August 2020	Arsenal	1-1	Minamino (73)

Player stats

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Alisson	11	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	15	0
3	MF	Fabinho	13	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	19	0
4	DF	Virgil van Dijk	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	8	1
5	MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	14	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	21	1
6	MF	Thiago	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF	James Milner	8	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	14	0
8	MF	Naby Keita	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	11	0
9	FW	Roberto Firmino	14	5	0	0	0	0	7	0	21	5
10	FW	Sadio Mane	13	5	0	0	0	0	7	1	20	6
11	FW	Mohamed Salah	13	13	0	0	1	0	7	3	21	16
12	DF	Joe Gomez	7	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	12	0
13	GK	Adrian	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	11	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	16	1
15	MF	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Marko Grujic	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
17	MF	Curtis Jones	9	0	0	0	2	2	4	1	15	3
18	FW	Takumi Minamino	8	1	0	0	2	2	5	1	15	4
20	FW	Diogo Jota	9	5	0	0	2	0	6	4	17	9
21	DF	Kostas Tsimikas	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	0
23	FW	Xherdan Shaqiri	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	5	1
24	FW	Rhian Brewster	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
26	DF	Andy Robertson	14	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	21	1
27	FW	Divock Origi	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	7	1
32	DF	Joel Matip	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	1
46	DF	Rhys Williams	1	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	9	0
47	DF	Nathaniel Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
59	MF	Harry Wilson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
62	GK	Caoimhin Kelleher	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
65	MF	Leighton Clarkson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
66	DF	Trent Alexander-Arnold	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	16	0
67	FW	Harvey Elliott	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
76	DF	Neco Williams	5	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	10	0
89	DF	Billy Koumetio	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	14	9	4	1	36	19	17	31
2	Tottenham Hotspur	13	7	4	2	25	12	13	25
3	Southampton	13	7	3	3	25	18	7	24

Europe

Champions League group stage

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	6	4	1	1	10	3	7	13
2	Atalanta	6	3	2	1	10	8	2	11
3	Ajax	6	2	1	3	7	7	0	7
4	Midtjylland	3	0	2	4	4	13	−9	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Kostas Tsimikas	Olympiakos	£11,750,000	10 August 2020
Thiago	Bayern Munich	£20,000,000	18 September 2020
Diogo Jota	Wolves	£45,000,000	19 September 2020

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Dejan Lovren	Zenit	£10,900,000	27 July 2020
Adam Lallana	Brighton	Free	27 July 2020
Andy Lonergan	Released	Free	27 July 2020
Ovie Ejaria	Reading	£3,000,000	28 August 2020
Sheyi Ojo	Cardiff City	Loan	7 September 2020
Ki-Jana Hoever	Wolves	£13,500,000	19 September 2020
Taiwo Awoniyi	Union Berlin	Loan	19 September 2020
Loris Karius	Union Berlin	Loan	28 September 2020
Rhian Brewster	Sheffield Utd	£23,500,000	2 October 2020
Marko Grujic	Porto	Loan	6 October 2020
Herbie Kane	Barnsley	£1,250,000	16 October 2020
Ben Woodburn	Blackpool	Loan	16 October 2020
Harry Wilson	Cardiff	Loan	16 October 2020
Harvey Elliott	Blackburn	Loan	16 October 2020