2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2010–11 season
Chairman Martin Broughton
(until 1 December)
Tom Werner
(from 1 December)
Manager Roy Hodgson
(until 8 January)
Kenny Dalglish
(from 8 January)
Stadium Anfield
Premier League 6th
FA Cup Third round (lost to Manchester United)
League Cup Third round (lost to Northampton Town)
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 (lost to Braga)
Top goalscorer League:
Dirk Kuyt (13)

All:
Dirk Kuyt (15)
Highest home attendance 44,975 vs Everton
(16 January 2011, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 35,400 vs Bolton Wanderers
(1 January 2011, Premier League)
Average home league attendance 42,820
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2010–11 season was the 119th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 48th consecutive year in the top flight of English football. Liverpool were sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, after their deal with long-running sponsors Carlsberg finished after 18 years of sponsorship. Pre-season saw a change of manager for Liverpool, with Rafael Benítez leaving the club by mutual consent on 3 June 2010.

On 1 July 2010, Roy Hodgson was officially announced as new manager.[1]

On 22 September 2010, Liverpool exited the League Cup, going out at Anfield to Northampton Town of League Two on penalties after a 2–2 draw. They also exited the FA Cup losing 1–0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the third round. In the last competition in which they were active in, the UEFA Europa League, they were knocked out in the Round of 16 by Portuguese side Braga, losing 1–0 on aggregate.

On 8 January 2011, Liverpool announced that Roy Hodgson had left the club by mutual consent, and Kenny Dalglish was appointed as manager until the end of the season.

Under Dalglish, the squads' fortunes improved, taking popular wins against top sides Chelsea and Manchester United, and the resurgence saw Liverpool rise up to fifth in May. Despite their resurgence Liverpool eventually finished sixth in the Premier League, having failed to qualify for the Europa League.

The season also saw Liverpool's record purchase and departure, as Fernando Torres left for Chelsea, being replaced by Newcastle United's target man Andy Carroll. Liverpool received £50 million for Torres, and overpaid £35 million for Carroll's services. Both transfers occurred during a busy transfer deadline day on 31 January, where Liverpool also broke its previous transfer record, paying £22.5 million for Luis Suárez.

During the season, Jon Flanagan and Jonjo Shelvey both made their top flight debuts.

Pre-season

Roy Hodgson was serving as Liverpool's new manager, following the departure of his predecessor, Rafael Benítez. However, he was sacked after just 31 games in charge, due to a run of poor results.

On 1 July, Liverpool announced that their fixtures for pre-season would start in Austria against Al-Hilal on 17 July. The game, however, was cancelled due to heavy rainfall days before the match, which left the pitch in unplayable conditions. Liverpool continued with their pre-season preparations with a 0–0 draw with Grasshoppers on 21 July and a 1–0 defeat at the hands of 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 24 July thanks to a first half goal from Iliyan Mitsanski. Liverpool completed their pre-season programme with a 1–0 defeat to their 1977 European Cup Final opponents Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 August. Karim Matmour's early goal meant that Liverpool completed their pre-season without victory.

Season review

(For match reports, see matches section)

August

Liverpool started their season with a pair of wins against Macedonian side Rabotnički on 29 July. In front of a largely empty stadium, the side won their first competitive fixture under Roy Hodgson, 2–0, following a double salvo from David N'Gog. In the return leg, Steven Gerrard scored from the penalty spot and N'Gog scored another to make it 2–0.

On 15 August, Liverpool entertained title contenders Arsenal at Anfield. The away side had the lion's share of the possession, and looked to be well on their way to gaining control of the fixture, when Joe Cole got sent off on his Liverpool Premier League debut for a late tackle on Laurent Koscielny. In the second half, want-away star midfielder Javier Mascherano set up N'Gog, who made a blistering run, before firing the ball into the back of the net. At the end of the game, the one-man deficit took its toll, and despite several spectacular saves from Pepe Reina, he eventually fumbled in an equaliser in a rare mistake from the Spanish international. Koscielny then was sent off for receiving a second yellow, before Gerrard fired a stoppage-time free kick just inches wide. Fernando Torres returned from injury and was greeted with a standing ovation while coming on.

On the Thursday that followed, Trabzonspor travelled to Anfield for the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League. A less-than-convincing first half-display from Liverpool turned into a sudden success, as Cole assisted Ryan Babel, who made no mistake with the finish. Cole then had the chance to score from the spot in the second half but blew it, the shot sent straight at the goalkeeper. Cole later admitted it was his first ever penalty kick as a professional. Christian Poulsen made his debut for the club, the Danish international being signed from Juventus for £4.5 million. At the same time, Italian playmaker Alberto Aquilani went in the other direction, in his case on loan with a public buyout clause.

On 23 August, Liverpool travelled to Eastlands to face Manchester City. Prior to the match, Mascherano handed in a transfer request and was dropped from the squad. Just days afterwards, he was presented at Barcelona. In the wake of the Mascherano saga, Liverpool struggled against Manchester City, who won 3–0, a score that could have been even higher. The goals were scored by Gareth Barry and Carlos Tevez, two former Liverpool transfer targets.

The poor season start looked to go from bad to worse as Trabzonspor scored the opener in the return leg thanks to Teófilo Gutiérrez, but thanks to a late own goal and a strike from Dirk Kuyt, Liverpool managed to just scrape through to the group stage.

On the Sunday, Liverpool capped the week off with a second win, narrowly defeating West Bromwich Albion, who surprisingly dominated the possession in the first half. Liverpool got out of jail thanks to a moment of genius from Kuyt and Torres, Kuyt playing in a nice cross which Torres rifled into the corner for the winning goal. In spite of the victory, the performance was criticised by the fans, not content with the way Hodgson set up his tactics. The response was the signing of Raul Meireles for half of the money received for Mascherano. The Portuguese international made his first foreign foray, following four Primeira Liga titles with Porto. On deadline day, Liverpool landed Paul Konchesky from Fulham.

September

In September, Liverpool struggled and recorded a winless month in Premier League matches. On 12 September, the away match against Birmingham City ended goalless, with Pepe Reina named Man of the Match following several key saves in a match where Birmingham had the upper hand. Liverpool could have won, however, as Gerrard had a penalty claim waved away in the first half.

Four days later, the side started the group stage phase of the Europa League with a comfortable victory against Steaua București at Anfield. Inside the first minute, Joe Cole took advantage of a defensive slip to score the opening goal. Despite Steaua drawing level within a quarter of an hour, Liverpool cruised to victory in the second half, with N'Gog scoring twice, including his first ever penalty for the club. Lucas also scored his first of the season.

The following Sunday (19 September) was the first North West derby of the season, with Liverpool travelling to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. Two goals from Dimitar Berbatov, including a bicycle kick, saw United go into a 2–0 cushion with half an hour left, when Fernando Torres won a penalty, being pulled down by Nemanja Vidić. With Gerrard scoring from the spot, Liverpool's hopes were reinvigorated, and when Torres was pulled down outside the box, Gerrard took the free kick with great precision, drawing Liverpool level, kissing the TV camera in celebration. The Liverpool joy was short-lived, as Berbatov scored his third goal from a header less than ten minutes from time. This meant Liverpool had only five points from five games, but with two home matches against unfancied sides coming up next.

In mid-week, Liverpool lost to Northampton Town in the League Cup at Anfield. It was the first time ever Liverpool had lost to a fourth-tier team, and the team was heavily criticised by the fans following the display from what essentially was the second XI. The loss was on penalty kicks, following 1–1 at full-time and 2–2 after extra time. Following N'Gog's late equaliser, Liverpool were lucky to scrape through to the shootout, where N'Gog missed his penalty and the side went out in humiliating fashion.

As courtroom battles over the right to sell the club to new investors intensified, Liverpool at least got a gift against Sunderland at home, as a brief touch on the ball by a Sunderland player was deemed enough for the play to have started. Torres snapped up the ball and assisted Dirk Kuyt for a controversial goal. The referee was not awarded with any more Premier League matches for the rest of the calendar year as a result of the goal. Sunderland turned the deficit thanks to a brace from Darren Bent, one of them from the penalty spot. Liverpool was spared the embarrassment of a third consecutive defeat thanks to a header from Gerrard following Torres' second assist of the afternoon. Controversially, Gerrard and Torres celebrated the goal on separate locations, sparking further rumours of differences between the two. A few days later, Liverpool claimed a clean sheet and a point away from home against Utrecht in the Europa League.

At the end of the month, the prospect of the club going into administration was dismissed, and even if Royal Bank of Scotland had to take over the shares, the side would not be docked the nine points as stipulated by the Premier League.

October

The crisis continued with a shock defeat to Blackpool, where Fernando Torres limped off with a groin injury in the first half. One penalty kick and a defensive mistake caused a 0–2 deficit at the interval, and in spite of Sotirios Kyrgiakos header, and a big chance for Joe Cole a minute later, the pressure faded, and Blackpool had no problems holding on. The defeat left Liverpool in the relegation zone.

The imminent takeover looked to stall, in spite of Fenway Sports Group agreeing a fee with chairman Martin Broughton, who along with Christian Purslow and Ian Ayre had a majority in Kop Holdings, the group in charge of selling the club, where co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett also held seats. Hicks and Gillett took the other board members to court, and on the Friday prior to the Merseyside derby, the High Court in London, declared that the process was against British law, and that the juridical process in Texas was not going to stop the affair taking place. New owner John W. Henry immediately travelled to Liverpool, watching the derby in attendance, being joined by future chairman Tom Werner.

The derby itself saw Liverpool sink deeper into the relegation mire, with Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill scoring Everton's goals. Following the defeat, Hodgson praised the performance in the second half, which led to demands of his resignation from prominent supporter groups. Henry and FSG gave Hodgson a vote of confidence, in spite of fan demands of Kenny Dalglish to be appointed in a clean slate following the shift of ownership.

An under-pressure manager went to Naples to face Napoli, with a B-spec side. Napoli was fighting in the top of Serie A. In spite of Liverpool being tipped by fans and media alike to lose heavily, a goalless draw was eventually a fair result. Three days later, the side also turned a corner, by winning against Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. It was not quite enough to escape the relegation zone, but the performance was relatively convincing, and Torres's winner came as an immediate response to an own goal from Jamie Carragher that took Blackburn right into the match.

October ended with Hodgson's only domestic away victory with Liverpool, when the side scored a late winner at Bolton Wanderers. The match did not provide much spark until a flick with the heel from Torres put Maxi Rodríguez through five minutes from time, and the Argentine blasted the ball in with a toe-hit. In the same match, Cole got injured and was set to miss out on a whole month. The most important effect of the two-match streak was that it meant Liverpool left the relegation zone for good, albeit they were never in a safe distance from it until 15 matches later.

November

Liverpool continued their winning streak into November, with what was likely their best performance under Hodgson in a 2–0 win over Chelsea at Anfield, courtesy of two Fernando Torres who scored both goals for Liverpool. One being a well taken finish, the other a sublime piece of skill which saw him curl the ball past the helpless Petr Čech. Despite coming under serious pressure from Chelsea in the second half, Liverpool held out for a shock win. Some say that this defeat for Chelsea sparked their dreadful mid-season form which cost them the title.

However, the recovery was halted somewhat after a surprise 1–1 draw against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium just a few days later. Torres was again on the score sheet with a well taken opener, before Charles N'Zogbia equalised for the Latics.

There would be further frustration for the Reds on the road, after a dismal performance and a deserved 2–0 loss to Stoke City on a Saturday evening. Liverpool recovered from the defeat though, with a deserved 3–0 victory against West Ham United at Anfield thanks to three first-half goals from Glen Johnson, a penalty from Dirk Kuyt and header by Maxi Rodríguez.

Liverpool ended the month in disappointing fashion. Despite leading Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at half time, thanks to a rare goal from Martin Škrtel, Liverpool collapsed in the second half and lost thanks to an injury time winner through Aaron Lennon.

Liverpool played only one Europa League game in this month. A 3–1 win over Napoli was not as easy as it looks on paper. Liverpool went into half time losing 1–0, but Steven Gerrard rescued his team in the second half with an excellent hat trick. A penalty, and a superb chip over the Napoli goalkeeper, as well as capitalizing on a dreadful error by former Liverpool player Andrea Dossena guided Liverpool to three points in their group.

December

Liverpool stormed to their fourth consecutive home victory, a 3–0 Monday night win against Aston Villa via first half goals from David N'Gog and Ryan Babel. (This would be Babel's last goal for the club.) Maxi Rodríguez added a third in the second half after an excellent Liverpool counter-attack. Gérard Houllier claimed afterwards that he "didn't mind" losing to Liverpool, prompting a furious response from Villa fans. On another Saturday evening game, Liverpool were torn apart by Newcastle United, falling 3–1 at St James' Park. Dirk Kuyt managed to draw the Reds level after Kevin Nolan had fired Newcastle in front, but Joey Barton put the Geordies in front.

Liverpool played only three games in December after the scheduled game at Bloomfield Road against Blackpool was canceled. Liverpool ended the month with the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers to Anfield, although Liverpool had lost their last game, fans were reasonably confident of a good result in this game. Raul Meireles should have put Liverpool in front after nine minutes when presented with a one-on-one opportunity after a quick free kick from Fernando Torres, as this proved to be Liverpool's best chance of the night. Wolves gradually grew into the game and restricted Liverpool to long, and hopeful hoofs from Pepe Reina to give them a chance. Stephen Ward deservedly put Wolves in front after an hour and Liverpool fans visibly became more distressed. Chants of "Dalglish" grew louder, and ironic chants of "Hodgson for England" (in reference to Roy being linked with the position after England's disastrous 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign) were echoing round the stadium. Some home fans even joined in the away supports chants of "You're getting sacked in the morning" and booed when David N'Gog was substituted for Ryan Babel, despite the Frenchman being Liverpool's best player on the night. As well as cheering ironically when Paul Konchesky was substituted for Fábio Aurélio, the fans booed at the final whistle and the contempt for Hodgson was stronger than ever.

Liverpool drew both of their December Europa League games, a 1–1 away draw against Steaua and a 0–0 draw against Utrecht at Anfield, enough for Liverpool's progression to the competition's knockout stages.

January

Kenny Dalglish temporarily served as the caretaker manager of Liverpool in 2011, following the sacking of Roy Hodgson. He was eventually promoted to full-time manager.

January began in dramatic fashion for Liverpool. On the traditional New Year's Day fixture, they fell behind at home to Bolton in the 43rd minute thanks to a Kevin Davies goal. An unsurprisingly, nowhere near full Anfield, rallied and got their rewards through a 49th-minute goal by Fernando Torres. Liverpool secured a league double over Bolton, and again scored late against them, with Joe Cole getting on the score sheet for the first time in his Liverpool career in the Premier League. This would be Hodgson's last game at Anfield.

In what would prove to be Hodgson's last ever game as Liverpool manager, his team were torn to shreds by a stunning performance from Blackburn. First half goals from Martin Olsson and a goal for Benjani set the tone for the rest of the evening. Things went from bad to worse for Liverpool after Benjani scored his second goal to make the score 3–0 after just 58 minutes. Liverpool were clearly shell shocked, but did manage to pull a goal back through Gerrard. Liverpool also got a penalty with only a few minutes to go, but Gerrard uncharacteristically skied the ball over the bar. Gerrard appeared to show little emotion after missing the penalty that would have got Liverpool back into the game, sparking rumours that he missed the spot kick on purpose to get Hodgson sacked.

On 8 January 2011, just one day before Liverpool were due to kick off their FA Cup campaign against Manchester United, the club announced Hodgson had left by mutual consent. Kenny Dalglish was due to take charge on a temporary basis until the end of the season. The news was welcomed by most Liverpool fans and the FA Cup game somewhat took lesser importance given Dalglish had not even had a days training with the squad he had inherited.

Liverpool lost their third round FA Cup game to Manchester United at Old Trafford thanks to an early penalty from Ryan Giggs; the spot kick was awarded after Dimitar Berbatov had gone over from a Daniel Agger challenge. Gerrard was to be sent off by referee Howard Webb in the first half after a reckless challenge, which would mean he would miss Liverpool's next three games (including the derby game against Everton at Anfield).

In Dalglish's first ever Premier League game in charge of Liverpool, his side lost to Blackpool 2–1, despite first taking the lead. Meireles finally scored his first goal for the club in the match, which ended 2–2. Anfield, however, was stunned after a Sylvain Distin goal from a corner in the first minute of the second half. Jermaine Beckford then put Everton in front with a well-placed finish. Liverpool won a penalty in the 68th minute which Dirk Kuyt duly slotted home. Despite the result, it was a definite improvement to performances under Hodgson.

In Liverpool's second league away game under Dalglish, they stormed past Wolves. Winning by a 3–0 margin, soon-to-depart Fernando Torres scored his last goals for the club. The first was from an excellent breakaway move which saw Meireles slip in the Spaniard who had an easy task to convert. It was Meireles who added a second on the day with a stunning volley that was later voted Goal of the Season by Liverpool fans. Torres rounded off the day – and his Liverpool career – by finishing a 31-pass move to give Dalglish his first win in charge of Liverpool. A few days later, Torres and Meireles helped out stressing John Paintsil into botching a clearance that resulted in Liverpool winning 1–0 at home to Fulham, this in spite of being struggling throughout the game. This meant the side moved into the top half of the table. On 31 January came Dalglish's first signings for the club since taking charge for the second time; Luis Suárez and Andy Carroll joined Liverpool for £22 million and a club record £35 million respectively. Torres left Liverpool for Chelsea for £50 million the same day, following a transfer request and a couple of intense days for the club as they had a bid turned down for Carroll before they sealed the transfer. Torres move was regarded with contempt by Liverpool supporters, some of whom burned their replica "Torres #9" shirts on live television (Sky Sports News).

February

Following the sale of Torres and the arrivals of Carroll and Suárez (none fit enough to start from the beginning), Liverpool seemed to have a much thinner squad than at the start of the season. Carroll was unavailable for another month, while Suárez had been suspended due to biting Otman Bakkal in the ear in Eredivisie and therefore lacked match fitness. In the home game against Stoke, it was therefore primarily left to Gerrard and Meireles to earn the victory. Gerrard's free kick hit the wall and bounced favourably for Meireles, who tucked in a close-range shot to ensure Liverpool took the lead. Suárez was then substituted onto the pitch, and from a Dirk Kuyt throughball was alone with the goalkeeper, rounded him and tried to place a shot into the corner. A Stoke defender tried to clear in vain, and Suárez therefore became the first Liverpool player since his predecessor Torres to score on his Anfield debut.

The coming weekend Liverpool travelled to London to face Chelsea, with Torres making his debut against his former club. He received an elbow check from Daniel Agger and was denied a shot at goal when Jamie Carragher threw himself in his path. Being largely invisible in the second half, he was substituted, only to see Meireles tuck away one of only two chances for Liverpool the entire match, which won the game for the side. In the first half, Maxi Rodríguez had missed an open goal, whereas Chelsea struggled to create any significant chances at all on Liverpool's compact five-men defensive line, in which Glen Johnson had been moved to left back due to Fábio Aurélio's injury. Right back Martin Kelly impressed in his role.

Late February saw three unsuccessful clashes for Liverpool as the resurgence was halted. Following Meireles' goal against Wigan at Anfield and a compact advantage in play, few had expected defender Steve Gohouri to equalise for Wigan, after Liverpool's performance decreased in the second half. Suárez came close to a dream full debut as he smashed a free kick against the bar. Next Thursday, Liverpool travelled to the Czech Republic to face Sparta Prague. A dull encounter ended 0–0 with barely any chances created. The slump contiunued as relegation-bound West Ham beat Liverpool 3–1 at Upton Park on 28 February. This included a spectacular and rare strike from Hammer's figurehead Scott Parker, while Demba Ba and Carlton Cole also found the net against a five-defender line that looked out of place the entire game. Suárez was again on the prowl for Liverpool as he assisted Glen Johnson for the late consolation goal.

With Suárez being cup-tied for the Europa League, Liverpool had to make do without him in the return leg against Sparta Prague at Anfield. The visitors came close to having a shock away goal to knock Liverpool out, before Dirk Kuyt reacted the fastest on a late corner to head Liverpool into the last 16.

March

Liverpool were defeated Braga in Portugal after Sotirios Kyrgiakos made a clumsy challenge that resulted in a spot-kick which Alan converted. Manchester United then came to Liverpool in search of three points to effectively put themselves out of bounds in the title chase against Arsenal. Liverpool donned a 4–3–3 formation with Kuyt and Suárez interchanging positions between right and centre and Maxi Rodríguez to the left. The trio's mobility put large holes to display in United's defence, with a stunning solo raid from Suárez enabling Kuyt to nick an open goal on about 20 minutes time. Following Dimitar Berbatov's hitting of the post for United in the opening ten minutes, that turned the play up on its head, and when Nani tried to clear a Suárez cross, only to hit the path of Kuyt, Liverpool went 2–0 up. In the second half, Suárez fired a free kick that Edwin van der Sar was powerless to keep in his hands, and Kuyt pounced on the rebound to make it a hat-trick and sealing the win for Liverpool. The game also saw a horrific challenge from Jamie Carragher on Nani, resulting in the latter being carried of the pitch on a stretcher with Carragher surprisingly escaping a red card for the late challenge. A challenge from Fábio on a Liverpool player a minute later in response nearly started a brawl on-pitch. As it was, the second half was a much less heated affair, and even though Javier Hernández scored a late consolation goal for United, Liverpool's win was never in doubt.

The return leg against Braga saw Andy Carroll get a big chance to equalise on aggregate, but his header hit the bar and Liverpool went out in the last 16. This was the first time since 2006 that Liverpool fans had no European quarter-final to look forward too, and the elimination was considered a disappointment.

With Suárez back in the starting XI away from home to Sunderland, the side won 2–0. Gerrard was out for the season with a hamstring injury, which saw Jay Spearing receiving long-awaited first team action. Spearing was brought down on the edge of the box and the referee decided it was committed inside the area. Kuyt converted the spot kick to send Liverpool ahead, and Suárez clinched the victory with a hard shot from a tight angle that goalkeeper Simon Mignolet could not save.

Players

First Team


Players' age as of 31 May 2011 (end of season)

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Jones Australia GK 19 March 1982 (aged 29) Middlesbrough 2013
25 Pepe Reina Spain GK 31 August 1982 (aged 28) Villarreal 2016
42 Péter Gulácsi Hungary GK 6 March 1990 (aged 21) MTK Hungária 2013
Defenders
2 Glen Johnson England RB 23 August 1984 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2015
5 Daniel Agger Denmark CB 12 December 1984 (aged 26) Brøndby 2014
6 Fábio Aurélio Brazil LB 24 September 1979 (aged 31) Valencia 2012
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos Greece CB 23 July 1979 (aged 31) AEK Athens 2011
22 Danny Wilson Scotland CB 27 December 1991 (aged 19) Rangers 2013
23 Jamie Carragher England CB 28 January 1978 (aged 33) The Academy 2013
34 Martin Kelly England RB 27 April 1990 (aged 21) The Academy 2014
37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB 15 December 1984 (aged 26) Zenit 2014
38 Jon Flanagan England RB 1 January 1993 (aged 18) The Academy 2013
49 Jack Robinson England LB 1 September 1993 (aged 17) The Academy 2013
Midfielders
4 Raul Meireles Portugal CM 17 March 1983 (aged 28) Porto 2014
8 Steven Gerrard England DM/CM/AM 30 May 1980 (aged 31) The Academy 2013
10 Joe Cole England AM 8 November 1981 (aged 29) Chelsea 2014
12 Dani Pacheco Spain AM 5 January 1991 (aged 20) Barcelona 2014
17 Maxi Rodríguez Argentina LW 2 January 1981 (aged 30) Atlético Madrid 2013
18 Dirk Kuyt Netherlands RW 22 July 1980 (aged 30) Feyenoord 2013
21 Lucas Brazil DM 9 January 1987 (aged 24) Grêmio 2015
26 Jay Spearing England DM 25 November 1988 (aged 22) The Academy 2015
28 Christian Poulsen Denmark DM 28 February 1980 (aged 31) Juventus 2013
33 Jonjo Shelvey England CM 27 February 1992 (aged 19) Charlton Athletic 2014
Strikers
7 Luis Suárez Uruguay ST 24 January 1987 (aged 24) Ajax 2016
9 Andy Carroll England ST 6 January 1989 (aged 22) Newcastle United 2016
14 Milan Jovanović Serbia ST 18 April 1981 (aged 30) Standard Liège 2013
24 David N'Gog France ST 1 April 1989 (aged 22) Paris Saint-Germain 2012

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 13 November 2012.[2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League UEFA Europa League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Brad Jones 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England Glen Johnson 35 2 28 2 7 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Portugal Raul Meireles 41 5 32+1 5 7 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Denmark Daniel Agger 21 0 12+4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Brazil Fábio Aurélio 21 0 7+7 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW Uruguay Luis Suárez 13 4 12+1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England Steven Gerrard 24 8 20+1 4 1+1 4 1 0 0 0
9 FW England Andy Carroll 7 2 5+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF England Joe Cole 32 3 9+11 2 10+2 1 0 0 0 0
12 FW Spain Daniel Pacheco 7 0 0+1 0 2+3 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Serbia Milan Jovanović 18 2 5+5 0 7 1 0 0 1 1
16 DF Greece Sotirios Kyrgiakos 28 2 10+6 2 9+2 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Argentina Maxi Rodríguez 35 10 24+4 10 4+2 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW Netherlands Dirk Kuyt 41 15 32+1 13 6+1 2 1 0 0 0
21 MF Brazil Lucas 47 1 32+1 0 9+3 1 1 0 1 0
22 DF Scotland Danny Wilson 8 0 1+1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF England Jamie Carragher 38 0 28 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW France David N'Gog 38 8 9+16 2 8+3 5 0+1 0 1 1
25 GK Spain Pepe Reina 50 0 38 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF England Jay Spearing 20 0 10+1 0 5+3 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Denmark Christian Poulsen 21 0 9+3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW England Andy Carroll 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF England Jonjo Shelvey 21 0 0+15 0 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
34 DF England Martin Kelly 23 0 10+1 0 10 0 1 0 1 0
37 DF Slovakia Martin Škrtel 49 2 38 2 7+3 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF England Jon Flanagan 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW England Tom Ince 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
49 DF England Jack Robinson 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
1 GK Brazil Diego Cavalieri 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Paul Konchesky 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Italy Alberto Aquilani 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Spain Fernando Torres 26 9 22+1 9 2 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW Netherlands Ryan Babel 17 2 1+8 1 6 1 0+1 0 1 0
20 MF Argentina Javier Mascherano 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF England Stephen Darby 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England Nathan Eccleston 7 0 0+1 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
46 FW England David Amoo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 9 May 2011
Position Nation Number Name Premier League Europa League League Cup FA Cup Total
1 Netherlands 18 Dirk Kuyt 13 2 0 0 15
2 Argentina 17 Maxi Rodríguez 10 0 0 0 10
3 Spain 9 Fernando Torres 9 0 0 0 9
4 England 8 Steven Gerrard 4 4 0 0 8
France 24 David N'Gog 2 5 1 0 8
6 Portugal 4 Raul Meireles 5 0 0 0 5
7 Uruguay 7 Luis Suárez 4 0 0 0 4
8 England 10 Joe Cole 2 1 0 0 3
9 England 2 Glen Johnson 2 0 0 0 2
England 9 Andy Carroll 2 0 0 0 2
Serbia 14 Milan Jovanović 0 1 1 0 2
Greece 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos 2 0 0 0 2
Netherlands 19 Ryan Babel 1 1 0 0 2
Slovakia 37 Martin Škrtel 2 0 0 0 2
15 Brazil 21 Lucas 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 58 15 2 0 75

Disciplinary record

Updated 08/05/11

N
P
Nat.
Name
Notes
21 CM Brazil Lucas 9 1 0
8 CM England Gerrard 2 1
10 AM England Cole 1 1
37 CB Slovakia Škrtel 9
4 CM Portugal Meireles 6
9 CF Spain Torres 6
23 CB England Carragher 5
2 DF England Johnson 5
25 GK Spain Reina 4
17 RW Argentina Rodríguez 3
18 FW Netherlands Kuyt 3
28 DM Denmark Poulsen 3
34 CB England Kelly 3
16 CB Greece Kyrgiakos 2
3 DF England Konchesky 2
24 CF France N'Gog 2
6 LB Brazil Aurélio 2
9 FW England Carroll 2
38 RB England Flanagan 2
7 FW Uruguay Suárez 1
22 CB Scotland Wilson 1
33 CM England Shelvey 1
49 LB England Robinson 1
14 LW Serbia Jovanović 1
39 FW England Eccleston 1

Last updated: 30 October 2010
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/squad_profiles/default.stm
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Team kit

The home strip for the 2010–11 season was revealed on 8 April 2010 bearing the Standard Chartered logo.[3] The Adidas strip represents a modern interpretation of the one worn during the 1989–90 campaign in which Liverpool won their eighteenth league title. The away strip was revealed on 8 June and is white with a red trim, with black shorts accompanying it. The third kit was revealed on 15 June and is black with a yellow trim.

Transfers

In

First Team

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
33 CM England Jonjo Shelvey 18EU Charlton Athletic Transfer Summer 2014 £1,700,000 liverpoolfc.com
14 FW Serbia Milan Jovanović 29Non-EU Standard LiègeBelgium Transfer Summer 2013 Free liverpoolfc.com
22 CB Scotland Danny Wilson 18EU RangersScotland Transfer Summer 2014 £2,000,000 liverpoolfc.com
10 AM England Joe Cole 28EU Chelsea Transfer Summer 2014 Free liverpoolfc.com
28 DM Denmark Christian Poulsen 30EU JuventusItaly Transfer Summer 2013 £4,500,000 liverpoolfc.com
1 GK Australia Brad Jones 28EU Middlesbrough Transfer Summer 2013 £2,300,000 liverpoolfc.com
4 CM Portugal Raul Meireles 27EU PortoPortugal Transfer Summer 2014 £11,500,000 liverpoolfc.com
3 LB England Paul Konchesky 29EU Fulham Transfer Summer 2014 £3,000,000 liverpoolfc.com
7 FW Uruguay Luis Suárez 24EU AjaxNetherlands Transfer Winter 2016 £22,700,000 liverpoolfc.com
9 ST England Andy Carroll 22EU Newcastle United Transfer Winter 2016 £35,000,000 liverpoolfc.com

Last updated: 31 January 2011

Reserves and Academy

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
MF Spain Suso 16EU CádizSpain Transfer Summer 2013 Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com
GK Turkey Yusuf Mersin 16Non-EU Millwall Transfer Winter Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com
CF England Jason Banton 18EU Free agent Transfer Winter May 2011 Free liverpoolfc.com

Last updated: 21 December

Total spending: Decrease £82,800,000

Out

First Team

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Brazil Diego Cavalieri 27Non-EU CesenaItaly Released Summer liverpoolfc.tv
15 MF Israel Yossi Benayoun 30Non-EU Chelsea Transfer Summer £5,500,000 liverpoolfc.tv
11 MF Spain Albert Riera 28EU OlympiacosGreece Transfer Summer £4,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
20 MF Argentina Javier Mascherano 26EU BarcelonaSpain Transfer Summer £17,250,000 liverpoolfc.tv
30 GK France Charles Itandje 28EU AtromitosGreece Released Winter liverpoolfc.tv
19 FW Netherlands Ryan Babel 24EU 1899 HoffenheimGermany Transfer Winter £5,800,000 liverpoolfc.tv
9 FW Spain Fernando Torres 26EU Chelsea Transfer Winter £50,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv

Last updated: 31 January 2011

Reserves and Academy

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
29 FW Hungary Krisztián Németh 21EU OlympiacosGreece Transfer Summer £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
37 FW Finland Lauri Dalla Valle 18EU Fulham Unknown Summer p/x liverpoolfc.tv
38 DF England Robbie Threlfall 21EU Bradford City Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
45 DF Spain Mikel San José 20EU Athletic BilbaoSpain Transfer Summer £2,600,000 Athletic Bilbao
FW Netherlands Jordy Brouwer 22EU ADO Den HaagNetherlands Transfer Winter Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Spain Francis Durán 22EU Free agent Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
DF England Michael Ihiekwe 17EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Released Summer liverpoolfc.tv
MF Sweden Alex Kačaniklić 19EU Fulham Unknown Summer p/x liverpoolfc.tv
GK Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov 22EU TwenteNetherlands Transfer Summer £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
GK Republic of Ireland Christopher Oldfield 19EU Chester Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Iceland Victor Pálsson 19EU HibernianScotland Transfer Winter Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF France Damien Plessis 22EU PanathinaikosGreece Transfer Summer undisc liverpoolfc.tv
MF Netherlands Vincent Weijl 19EU EibarSpain Unknown Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv

Last updated: 22 December

Total income: Increase £87,150,000

Loaned in

# Pos Nat. Player From Start End
MF Hungary Ádám Hajdú Hungary MTK Hungária 31 August 2010 30 June 2011
MF England Conor Thomas England Coventry City 31 January 2011 30 June 2011

Loaned out

# Pos Nat. Player To Start End
3 LB England Paul Konchesky England Nottingham Forest 31 January 2011 3 May 2011
4 CM Italy Alberto Aquilani Italy Juventus 21 August 2010 30 June 2011
22 LB Argentina Emiliano Insúa Turkey Galatasaray 31 August 2010 30 June 2011
27 RWB Switzerland Philipp Degen Germany VfB Stuttgart 5 August 2010 30 June 2011
31 RW Morocco Nabil El Zhar Greece PAOK 31 August 2010 30 June 2011
32 RB England Stephen Darby England Notts County 1 November 2010 31 May 2011
39 ST England Nathan Eccleston England Charlton Athletic 13 January 2011 30 June 2011
40 CB Spain Daniel Ayala England Hull City 11 September 2010 1 January 2011
40 CB Spain Daniel Ayala England Derby County 11 February 2011 30 June 2011
42 GK Hungary Péter Gulácsi England Tranmere Rovers 17 September 2010 24 November 2010
44 CM Iceland Victor Pálsson England Dagenham & Redbridge 4 November 2010 4 January 2011
45 LM England Tom Ince England Notts County 1 November 2010 3 January 2011
LB France Chris Mavinga Belgium Genk 1 January 2011 30 May 2011
MF England Sean Highdale Wales Newtown 21 January 2011 15 May 2011
46 MF England David Amoo England MK Dons 25 January 2011 23 February 2011
46 MF England David Amoo England Hull City 28 February 2011 30 June 2011
1 GK Australia Brad Jones England Derby County 24 March 2011 30 June 2011
12 FW Spain Dani Pacheco England Norwich City 24 March 2011 30 June 2011

Totals

Period Spending Income Loss/Gain
Summer Decrease £25,025,000 Increase £31,350,000 Increase £6,325,000
Winter Decrease £57,800,000 Increase £55,800,000 Decrease £2,000,000
Totals Decrease £82,825,000 Increase £87,150,000 Increase £4,325,000

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 6th 14 Aug 201022 May 2011
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Round of 16 29 July 201017 March 2011
Football League Cup 3rd round 3rd round 22 September 2010
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 9 January 2011

Last updated: 22 May 2011
Source: Competitions

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 23 11 4 78 37+41 80 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Chelsea 38 21 8 9 69 33+36 71
3 Manchester City 38 21 8 9 60 33+27 71
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 72 43+29 68 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 14 8 55 46+9 62 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6 Liverpool 38 17 7 14 59 44+15 58
7 Everton 38 13 15 10 51 45+6 54
8 Fulham 38 11 16 11 49 43+6 49 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
9 Aston Villa 38 12 12 14 48 5911 48
10 Sunderland 38 12 11 15 45 5611 47
11 West Bromwich Albion 38 12 11 15 56 7115 47
12 Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 56 571 46
13 Stoke City 38 13 7 18 46 482 46 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 2
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 12 10 16 52 564 46
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 11 10 17 46 5913 43
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 15 14 40 6121 42
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 7 20 46 6620 40
18 Birmingham City (R) 38 8 15 15 37 58 –21 39 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 3
Relegation to the 2011–12 Football League Championship
19 Blackpool (R) 38 10 9 19 55 7823 39 Relegation to 2011–12 Football League Championship
20 West Ham United (R) 38 7 12 19 43 7027 33

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Fulham, as the highest-ranked team from the Fair Play table not yet qualified for any European competition, entered the first qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[4]
2 Stoke City qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as 2010–11 FA Cup runners-up to Champions League-qualified Manchester City.
3 Birmingham City qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2010–11 Football League Cup, worth a third qualification round spot, and subsequently being moved up a round due to the outcome of the 2011 FA Cup Final.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
Result D L W D L D L L W W W D L W L W L L W L L D W W W W D L W W L W D W W W L L
Position 10 17 13 13 16 15 18 19 18 12 9 9 11 9 10 8 9 12 9 12 13 13 10 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6

Last updated: 22 May 2011.
Source: competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 7 14 59 44  +15 58 12 4 3 37 14  +23 5 3 11 22 30  −8

Last updated: 22 May 2011.
Source: Premier League

Games against the top six

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 2 4 14 13  +1 14 3 1 1 9 4  +5 1 1 3 5 9  −4

Big Four games

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 3 2 1 10 6  +4 11 2 1 0 6 2  +4 1 1 1 4 4  0

Matches

Competitive

Premier League

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying
Group Stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Liverpool 624083+510
Italy Napoli 614189−17
Romania Steaua București 6132911−26
Netherlands Utrecht 605157−25
Knockout rounds

Last updated: 17 March 2011
Source: Liverpool F.C.

FA Cup

League Cup

Pre-season

Other

Jamie Carragher Testimonial

Last updated: 21 July 2010
Source: Liverpool F.C.

Reserves

As of 12 May 2011. Squad Numbers refer to players' first team squad number (for season 2010/11), where applicable. Reserve and youth games are 1–11.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
30 Spain MF Suso
31 England MF Raheem Sterling
35 England DF Conor Coady
36 England DF Steven Irwin
38 England DF Jon Flanagan
39 England FW Nathan Eccleston
40 Spain DF Daniel Ayala
41 Denmark GK Martin Hansen
43 Australia GK Dean Bouzanis (until 30 April 2011)
44 Spain DF Emmanuel Mendy
45 England MF Tom Ince
No. Position Player
46 England FW David Amoo
47 England DF Andre Wisdom
48 Argentina MF Gerardo Bruna
49 England DF Jack Robinson
England GK Deale Chamberlain
France DF Chris Mavinga (on loan to Genk)
Czech Republic DF Jakub Sokolík
Scotland MF Alex Cooper
England MF Conor Thomas (on loan from Coventry City)
England MF Michael Roberts
Denmark FW Nikola Sarić

Academy (Under-18s)

The following players are expected to play for the team during the Premier Academy League 2010–11. As of 14 January 2011.

Player DOB Position International caps Profile
3rd Year Academy (players born between 1 September 1991 and 31 August 1992)
2nd Year Academy (players born between 1 September 1992 and 31 August 1993)
Hungary Krisztián Adorján 19 January 1993 FW Hungary Capped at Under-17 level[5] View
England Jason Banton[6] 15 December 1992 FW England Capped at Under-17 level View
England Karl Clair 30 September 1992 MF View
England Conor Coady 25 February 1993 DF England Capped at Under-18 level View
Iceland Kristján Emilsson 26 April 1993 MF Iceland Capped at Under-19 level View
England Jon Flanagan 21 January 1993 DF View
Hungary Ádám Hajdú (on loan from MTK Hungária]]) 16 January 1993 MF Hungary Capped at Under-17 level
England Michael Ihiekwe 20 November 1992 DF View
England Matthew McGiveron 3 September 1992 DF View
England Michael Ngoo 23 October 1992 FW England Capped at Under-19 level View
England Craig Roddan 22 April 1993 MF View
Germany Stephen Sama 5 March 1993 DF Germany Capped at Under-17 level View
England Andre Wisdom 9 May 1993 DF/MF England Capped at Under-19 level View
1st Year Academy (born on or after 1 September 1993)
England Peter Aylmer 12 February 1994 DF View
England Tyrell Belford 6 May 1994 GK England Capped at Under-16 level View
England Lewis Hatch 4 September 1993 MF View
England Adam Morgan 21 April 1994 FW England Capped at Under-17 level View
Republic of the Congo Henoc Mukendi 20 November 1993 FW View
Hungary Patrik Poór 15 November 1993 DF Hungary Capped at Under-17 level[7] View
England Jack Robinson 1 September 1993 DF England Capped at Under-18 level
Republic of Ireland Joseph Rafferty 6 October 1993 DF Republic of Ireland Capped at Under-18 level View
England Matthew Regan 22 February 1994 DF England Capped at Under-17 level View
Portugal Toni Silva 15 September 1993 MF Portugal Capped at Under-17 level View
England Brad Smith 9 April 1994 DF View
England Jamie Stephens 25 August 1993 GK View
England Josh Sumner 3 January 1994 FW View
England Tom Walsh 23 March 1994 MF View
Unknown status
Czech Republic Jakub Sokolík 28 August 1993 DF Czech Republic Capped at Under-16 level
Portugal Gonçalo Filipe Gonçalves Serras Ribeiro 23 February 1994 FW
Notable Under 16s
England Jordan Lussey DF Called-up at Under-17 level[8]
England Dave Moli 30 November 1994 FW Called-up at Under-17 level[9]
England Raheem Sterling 18 December 1994 MF England Capped at Under-17 level
Portugal Iaia Embarlo 18 August 1996 FW

References

External links

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