The Reds have endured an emotional rollercoaster of a campaign – but who has been their best performer?
The 2023-24 campaign has not yet drawn to a close, but we already know Liverpool's fate. The problem is what to make of it! There's no denying that the campaign now feels like an anti-climax, with the Reds surprisingly getting knocked out in the quarter-finals of both the FA Cup and Europa League, by Manchester United and Atalanta, respectively, before seeing their Premier League title bid collapse in April.
However, it's worth remembering that not only did Liverpool win the Carabao Cup with 'kids', nobody even expected them to be challenging for a quadruple when the season began, given they'd overhauled their entire midfield last summer. And then there's the fact that Jurgen Klopp's decision to step down this summer took everybody by surprise back in January and completely changed the narrative for the remainder of the campaign.
Looking at the bigger picture, then, it's been a positive season for the Reds, who are in decent shape for incoming coach Arne Slot. But who has been key to the revival? GOAL rates and ranks all of Liverpool's squad below to determine their Player of the Season…
Getty 30Thiago Alcantara (N/A) ↔️
The past year has been nothing short of a nightmare for the classy Spanish midfielder, who made his first senior appearance since April 2023 in the Premier League loss at Arsenal on February 4, only to suffer yet another injury setback that sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign.
Just a terribly sad way for Thiago's time at Anfield to end.
AdvertisementGetty 29Stefan Bajcetic (N/A) ↔️
Just like compatriot Thiago, Bajcetic was beset by injury problems this season – but he did, at least, make a welcome return to action before the campaign concluded. In total, though, the teenager managed just three appearances in all competitions – two of which came at right-back – so it wouldn't be fair to give Bajcetic a rating.
Getty 28Kaide Gordon (N/A) ↔️
As soon as the winger started training with the senior squad again after 18 months out with a persistent pelvic problem, Klopp and his coach staff "realised immediately, 'Ah, that's what we've missed!'" Having joined from Derby in February 2021, Gordon made his Liverpool debut later that year before becoming the club's youngest FA Cup scorer the following January.
However, while Gordon started in the Europa League group game against Union Saint-Gilloise, he saw only a minute of game time in the both the Premier League and FA Cup.
Getty 27Luke Chambers (N/A) ↔️
After seeing a minute of action in the Carabao Cup clash with Leicester, the 19-year-old realised a dream by making his first start at Anfield in the Europa League rout of Toulouse. Chambers did well, too, earning praise from fellow academy product Trent Alexander-Arnold for a confident display at left-back.
He also saw action against LASK and Union SG before being allowed to join Wigan on loan during the January transfer window, and he enjoyed a productive spell at the DW Stadium.