League record
What the league record shows
Liverpool won 73.7% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 36 of 38. The side averaged 2.47 goals scored and 0.68 conceded per match; the resulting +68 goal difference gives more context to the 2nd finish than position alone.
Compared with 2020–21, the recorded league position improved by 1 place, while goal difference moved from +26 to +68.
Place in Liverpool’s wider history
The season forms part of Jürgen Klopp’s tenure, when Liverpool returned to sustained Champions League contention and won the major domestic and international honours available to the club.
Cup and scoring picture
The season produced silverware in the FA Cup and League Cup. Liverpool also finished as runners-up in the European Cup / Champions League. Mohamed Salah led the season scoring record with 31 ♦ goals in all competitions.
How this reading was produced: rates, comparisons and competition summaries are calculated from the verified season record shown on this page. They are descriptive analysis rather than claims about matches or events not contained in the dataset.