2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the 119th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their 49th 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.

Liverpool
2010–11 season
Liverpool players practicing before a UEFA Europa League play-off match against Rabotnički
ChairmanMartin Broughton
(until 1 December)
Tom Werner
(from 1 December)
ManagerRoy Hodgson
(until 8 January)
Kenny Dalglish
(from 8 January)
StadiumAnfield
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round (lost to Manchester United)
League CupThird round (lost to Northampton Town)
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16 (lost to Braga)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dirk Kuyt (13)
All:
Dirk Kuyt (15)
Highest home attendance44,975 vs Everton
(16 January 2011, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance35,400 vs Bolton Wanderers
(1 January 2011, Premier League)
Average home league attendance42,820

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 paid £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's 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 continued 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 by 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 GK (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (aged 29) Middlesbrough 2013
25 Pepe Reina GK (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 28) Villarreal 2016
42 Péter Gulácsi GK (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 21) MTK Hungária 2013
Defenders
2 Glen Johnson RB (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 26) Portsmouth 2015
5 Daniel Agger CB (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 26) Brøndby 2014
6 Fábio Aurélio LB (1979-09-24)24 September 1979 (aged 31) Valencia 2012
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos CB (1979-07-23)23 July 1979 (aged 31) AEK Athens 2011
22 Danny Wilson CB (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (aged 19) Rangers 2013
23 Jamie Carragher CB (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 33) The Academy 2013
34 Martin Kelly RB (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 21) The Academy 2014
37 Martin Škrtel CB (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 26) Zenit 2014
38 Jon Flanagan RB (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 18) The Academy 2013
49 Jack Robinson LB (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 17) The Academy 2013
Midfielders
4 Raul Meireles CM (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 28) Porto 2014
8 Steven Gerrard DM/CM/AM (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 31) The Academy 2013
10 Joe Cole AM (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 29) Chelsea 2014
12 Dani Pacheco AM (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 20) Barcelona 2014
17 Maxi Rodríguez LW (1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 30) Atlético Madrid 2013
18 Dirk Kuyt RW (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 30) Feyenoord 2013
21 Lucas DM (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 24) Grêmio 2015
26 Jay Spearing DM (1988-11-25)25 November 1988 (aged 22) The Academy 2015
28 Christian Poulsen DM (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 31) Juventus 2013
33 Jonjo Shelvey CM (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 19) Charlton Athletic 2014
Strikers
14 Milan Jovanović ST (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 30) Standard Liège 2013
24 David N'Gog ST (1989-04-01)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 LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Brad Jones 2000100010
2 DF Glen Johnson 352282700000
4 MF Raul Meireles 41532+15701000
5 DF Daniel Agger 21012+40301010
6 DF Fábio Aurélio 2107+705+101000
7 FW Luis Suárez 13412+14000000
8 MF Steven Gerrard 24820+141+141000
9 FW Andy Carroll 725+22000000
10 MF Joe Cole 3239+11210+210000
12 FW Daniel Pacheco 700+102+300010
14 MF Milan Jovanović 1825+50710011
16 DF Sotirios Kyrgiakos 28210+629+200010
17 MF Maxi Rodríguez 351024+4104+201000
18 FW Dirk Kuyt 411532+1136+121000
21 MF Lucas 47132+109+311010
22 DF Danny Wilson 801+10500010
23 DF Jamie Carragher 3802809+100000
24 FW David N'Gog 3889+1628+350+1011
25 GK Pepe Reina 5003801101000
26 MF Jay Spearing 20010+105+300010
28 MF Christian Poulsen 2109+30900000
33 MF Jonjo Shelvey 2100+150400+100+10
34 DF Martin Kelly 23010+101001010
37 DF Martin Škrtel 4923827+301000
38 DF Jon Flanagan 8080000000
45 FW Tom Ince 100000000+10
49 DF Jack Robinson 201+10000000
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
1 GK Diego Cavalieri 2000200000
3 DF Paul Konchesky 180150300000
4 MF Alberto Aquilani 20001+100000
9 FW Fernando Torres 26922+19201000
19 FW Ryan Babel 1721+81610+1010
20 MF Javier Mascherano 1010000000
32 DF Stephen Darby 10000+100000
39 FW Nathan Eccleston 700+101+40000+10
46 FW David Amoo 1000100000

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 18 Dirk Kuyt 13 2 0 0 15
2 17 Maxi Rodríguez 10 0 0 0 10
3 9 Fernando Torres 9 0 0 0 9
4 8 Steven Gerrard 4 4 0 0 8
24 David N'Gog 2 5 1 0 8
6 4 Raul Meireles 5 0 0 0 5
7 7 Luis Suárez 4 0 0 0 4
8 10 Joe Cole 2 1 0 0 3
9 2 Glen Johnson 2 0 0 0 2
9 Andy Carroll 2 0 0 0 2
14 Milan Jovanović 0 1 1 0 2
16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos 2 0 0 0 2
19 Ryan Babel 1 1 0 0 2
37 Martin Škrtel 2 0 0 0 2
15 21 Lucas 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 58 15 2 0 75

Disciplinary record

Updated 08/05/11

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Notes
21 CM Lucas 9 1 0
8 CM Gerrard 2 1
10 AM Cole 1 1
37 CB Škrtel 9
4 CM Meireles 6
9 CF Torres 6
23 CB Carragher 5
2 DF Johnson 5
25 GK Reina 4
17 RW Rodríguez 3
18 FW Kuyt 3
28 DM Poulsen 3
34 CB Kelly 3
16 CB Kyrgiakos 2
3 DF Konchesky 2
24 CF N'Gog 2
6 LB Aurélio 2
9 FW Carroll 2
38 RB Flanagan 2
7 FW Suárez 1
22 CB Wilson 1
33 CM Shelvey 1
49 LB Robinson 1
14 LW Jovanović 1
39 FW 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.. |} Last updated: 27 January 2011
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

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
33 CM Jonjo Shelvey 18EU Charlton Athletic Transfer Summer 2014 £1,700,000 liverpoolfc.com
14 FW Milan Jovanović 29Non-EU Standard Liège Transfer Summer 2013 Free liverpoolfc.com
22 CB Danny Wilson 18EU Rangers Transfer Summer 2014 £2,000,000 liverpoolfc.com
10 AM Joe Cole 28EU Chelsea Transfer Summer 2014 Free liverpoolfc.com
28 DM Christian Poulsen 30EU Juventus Transfer Summer 2013 £4,500,000 liverpoolfc.com
1 GK Brad Jones 28EU Middlesbrough Transfer Summer 2013 £2,300,000 liverpoolfc.com
4 CM Raul Meireles 27EU Porto Transfer Summer 2014 £11,500,000 liverpoolfc.com
3 LB Paul Konchesky 29EU Fulham Transfer Summer 2014 £3,000,000 liverpoolfc.com
7 FW Luis Suárez 24EU Ajax Transfer Winter 2016 £22,700,000 liverpoolfc.com
9 ST Andy Carroll 22EU Newcastle United Transfer Winter 2016 £35,000,000 liverpoolfc.com

Last updated: 31 January 2011

Reserves and Academy

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
MF Suso 16EU Cádiz Transfer Summer 2013 Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com
GK Yusuf Mersin 16Non-EU Millwall Transfer Winter Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com
CF Jason Banton 18EU Free agent Transfer Winter May 2011 Free liverpoolfc.com

Last updated: 21 December

Total spending: £82,800,000

Out

First Team

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Diego Cavalieri 27Non-EU Cesena Released Summer liverpoolfc.tv
15 MF Yossi Benayoun 30Non-EU Chelsea Transfer Summer £5,500,000 liverpoolfc.tv
11 MF Albert Riera 28EU Olympiacos Transfer Summer £4,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
20 MF Javier Mascherano 26EU Barcelona Transfer Summer £17,250,000 liverpoolfc.tv
30 GK Charles Itandje 28EU Atromitos Released Winter liverpoolfc.tv
19 FW Ryan Babel 24EU 1899 Hoffenheim Transfer Winter £5,800,000 liverpoolfc.tv
9 FW Fernando Torres 26EU Chelsea Transfer Winter £50,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv

Last updated: 31 January 2011

Reserves and Academy

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
29 FW Krisztián Németh 21EU Olympiacos Transfer Summer £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
37 FW Lauri Dalla Valle 18EU Fulham Unknown Summer p/x liverpoolfc.tv
38 DF Robbie Threlfall 21EU Bradford City Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
45 DF Mikel San José 20EU Athletic Bilbao Transfer Summer £2,600,000 Athletic Bilbao
FW Jordy Brouwer 22EU ADO Den Haag Transfer Winter Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Francis Durán 22EU Free agent Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
DF Michael Ihiekwe 17EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Released Summer liverpoolfc.tv
MF Alex Kačaniklić 19EU Fulham Unknown Summer p/x liverpoolfc.tv
GK Nikolay Mihaylov 22EU Twente Transfer Summer £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv
GK Christopher Oldfield 19EU Chester Contract expired Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Victor Pálsson 19EU Hibernian Transfer Winter Free liverpoolfc.tv
MF Damien Plessis 22EU Panathinaikos Transfer Summer undisc liverpoolfc.tv
MF Vincent Weijl 19EU Eibar Unknown Summer Free liverpoolfc.tv

Last updated: 22 December

Total income: £87,150,000

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

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

Totals
PeriodSpendingIncomeLoss/Gain
Summer £25,025,000 £31,350,000 £6,325,000
Winter £57,800,000 £55,800,000 £2,000,000
Totals £82,825,000 £87,150,000 £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

Updated to match played 22 May 2011
Source: Competitions

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 72 43 +29 68 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 14 8 55 46 +9 62 Qualification for the 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 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  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 Europa League.[4]

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDLWDLDLLWWWDLWLWLLWLLDWWWWDLWWLWDWWWLL
Position1017131316151819181299119108912912131310776666666665566
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2011. Source: competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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


Premier League
15 August 2010 1Liverpool1–1ArsenalLiverpool
16:00 BST N'Gog  46'
Cole  45'
Gerrard  75'		 Report  41' Wilshere
 85' Rosický
 90+1' (o.g.) Reina
 90+2'  90+5' Koscielny		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,722
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 August 2010 2Manchester City3–0LiverpoolManchester
20:00 BST Barry  12'
Tevez  51', 67' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,087
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 August 2010 3Liverpool1–0West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
15:00 BST Torres  66' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,194
Referee: Lee Probert
12 September 2010 4Birmingham City0–0LiverpoolBirmingham
16:00 BST Report Stadium: St. Andrew's
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Mark Halsey
19 September 2010 5Manchester United3–2LiverpoolManchester
13:30 BST Berbatov  42', 59', 84' Report Gerrard  64' (pen.), 70' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,213
Referee: Howard Webb
25 September 2010 6Liverpool2–2SunderlandLiverpool
15:00 BST Kuyt  5'
Gerrard  64'		 Report Bent  25' (pen.), 48' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,626
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 October 2010 7Liverpool1–2BlackpoolLiverpool
15:00 BST Kyrgiakos  53' Report Adam  29' (pen.)
Varney  45+2'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,156
Referee: Mike Jones
17 October 2010 8Everton2–0LiverpoolLiverpool
13:30 BST Cahill  34'
Arteta  50'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,673
Referee: Howard Webb
24 October 2010 9Liverpool2–1Blackburn RoversLiverpool
15:00 BST Kyrgiakos  48'
Torres  53'
Rodríguez  67'
Meireles  82'		 Report Olsson  28'
Givet  28'
Carragher  51' (o.g.)
Grella  90+4'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,328
Referee: Phil Dowd
31 October 2010 10Bolton Wanderers0–1LiverpoolBolton
16:00 GMT Taylor  49'
Steinsson  89'		 Report Konchesky  21'
Škrtel  75'
Rodríguez  86'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,171
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 November 2010 11Liverpool2–0ChelseaLiverpool
16:00 BST Torres  11', 44' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,238
Referee: Howard Webb
10 November 2010 12Wigan Athletic1–1LiverpoolWigan
19:45 GMT Rodallega  52' Report Torres  7' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,754
Referee: Peter Walton
13 November 2010 13Stoke City2–0LiverpoolStoke-on-Trent
17:30 GMT Fuller  56'
Jones  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,286
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 November 2010 14Liverpool3–0West Ham UnitedLiverpool
17:30 GMT Johnson  18'
Kuyt  27' (pen.)
Rodríguez  38'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,024
Referee: Lee Probert
28 November 2010 15Tottenham Hotspur2–1LiverpoolLondon
16:00 GMT Škrtel  65' (o.g.)
Lennon  90+2'		 Report Škrtel  42' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,310
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 2010 16Liverpool3–0Aston VillaLiverpool
20:00 GMT N'Gog  14'
Babel  16'
Rodríguez  55'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,079
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 December 2010 17Newcastle United3–1LiverpoolNewcastle
17:30 GMT Nolan  15'
Barton  80'
Carroll  90+1'		 Report Kuyt  49' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 50,137
Referee: Lee Mason
29 December 2010 18Liverpool0–1Wolverhampton WanderersLiverpool
20:00 GMT Report Ward  56' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,614
Referee: Peter Walton
1 January 2011 19Liverpool2–1Bolton WanderersLiverpool
15:00 GMT Torres  49'
Cole  90+2'		 Report Davies  43' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,400
Referee: Kevin Friend
5 January 2011 20Blackburn Rovers3–1LiverpoolBlackburn
20:00 GMT Olsson  32'
Benjani  38', 57'		 Report Gerrard  81' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,522
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 January 2011 21Blackpool2–1LiverpoolBlackpool
20:00 GMT Taylor-Fletcher  12'
Campbell  69'		 Report Torres  3' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 January 2011 22Liverpool2–2EvertonLiverpool
14:05 GMT Meireles  29'
Kuyt  68' (pen.)		 Report Distin  46'
Beckford  49'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,795
Referee: Phil Dowd
22 January 2011 23Wolverhampton Wanderers0–3LiverpoolWolverhampton
12:45 GMT Report Torres  36', 90+1'
Meireles  50'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 January 2011 24Liverpool1–0FulhamLiverpool
20:00 GMT Pantsil  52' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,466
Referee: Lee Probert
2 February 2011 25Liverpool2–0Stoke CityLiverpool
20:00 GMT Meireles  47'
Suárez  79'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,254
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 February 2011 26Chelsea0–1LiverpoolLondon
16:00 GMT Report Meireles  69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,829
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 February 2011 27Liverpool1–1Wigan AthleticLiverpool
15:00 GMT Meireles  24' Report Gohouri  65' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,609
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 February 2011 28West Ham United3–1LiverpoolLondon
13:30 GMT Parker  22'
Ba  45'
Cole  90+1'		 Report Johnson  84' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,941
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 March 2011 29Liverpool3–1Manchester UnitedLiverpool
13:30 GMT Kuyt  34', 39', 65' Report Hernández  90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,753
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2011 30Sunderland0–2LiverpoolSunderland
13:30 GMT Report Kuyt  34' (pen.)
Suárez  77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,207
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 April 2011 31West Bromwich Albion2–1LiverpoolWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Brunt  62' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Report Škrtel  50' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,196
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 April 2011 32Liverpool3–0Manchester CityLiverpool
20:00 BST Carroll  13', 35'
Kuyt  34'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,776
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 April 2011 33Arsenal1–1LiverpoolLondon
16:00 BST Van Persie  90+8' (pen.) Report Kuyt  90+12' (pen.) Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,029
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 April 2011 34Liverpool5–0Birmingham CityLiverpool
15:00 BST Rodríguez  7', 66', 73'
Kuyt  23'
Cole  85'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,734
Referee: Howard Webb
1 May 2011 35Liverpool3–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
12:00 BST Rodríguez  10'
Kuyt  59' (pen.)
Suárez  65'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,923
Referee: Peter Walton
9 May 2011 36Fulham2–5LiverpoolLondon
20:00 BST Dembélé  56'
Sidwell  86'		 Report Rodríguez  1', 7', 70'
Kuyt  16'
Suárez  75'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,693
Referee: Lee Mason
15 May 2011 37Liverpool0–2Tottenham HotspurLiverpool
16:00 BST Report Van der Vaart  9'
Modrić  56' (pen.)		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,893
Referee: Howard Webb
22 May 2011 38Aston Villa1–0LiverpoolBirmingham
16:00 BST Downing  33' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,785
Referee: Lee Probert

UEFA Europa League
Qualifying
29 July 2010 Q3 L1Rabotnički 0–2 LiverpoolSkopje, Macedonia
20:45 CEST Report  17', 58' N'Gog Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)
5 August 2010 Q3 L2Liverpool 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 RabotničkiLiverpool
20:45 CEST N'Gog  21'
Gerrard  40' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 31,202
Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany)
19 August 2010 PO L1Liverpool 1–0 TrabzonsporLiverpool
20:45 CEST Babel  45+1' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,941
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)
26 August 2010 PO L2Trabzonspor 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 LiverpoolTrabzon, Turkey
19:30 CEST Gutiérrez  4' Report  83' (o.g.) Kaçar
 88' Kuyt		 Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Attendance: 21,065
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Group Stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Liverpool 624083+510
Napoli 614189−17
Steaua București 6132911−26
Utrecht 605157−25
16 September 2010 GS R1Liverpool 4–1 Steaua BucureștiLiverpool
21:05 CEST Cole  1'
N'Gog  55' (pen.), 90+1'
Lucas  81'		 Report  13' Tănase Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,605
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
30 September 2010 GS R2Utrecht 0–0 LiverpoolUtrecht, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 23,662
Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
21 October 2010 GS R3Napoli 0–0 LiverpoolNaples, Italy
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 55,489
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
4 November 2010 GS R4Liverpool 3–1 NapoliLiverpool
21:05 CET Gerrard  75', 88' (pen.), 89' Report  28' Lavezzi Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,895
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)
2 December 2010 GS R5Steaua București 1–1 LiverpoolBucharest, Romania
19:00 CET Bonfim  61' Report Jovanović  19' Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Bulent Yıldırım (Turkey)
15 December 2010 GS R6Liverpool 0–0 UtrechtLiverpool
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,800
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Knockout rounds
17 February 2011 Round of 32 Leg 1Sparta Prague 0–0 LiverpoolPrague, Czech Republic
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,564
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
24 February 2011 Round of 32 Leg 2Liverpool 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Sparta PragueLiverpool
19:00 CET Kuyt  86' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,949
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
10 March 2011 Round of 16 Leg 1Braga 1–0 LiverpoolBraga, Portugal
19:00 CET Alan  18' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio AXA
Attendance: 12,991
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
17 March 2011 Round of 16 Leg 2Liverpool 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 BragaLiverpool
21:05 CET Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,494
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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

FA Cup
9 January 2011 R3Manchester United1–0LiverpoolManchester
13:30 GMT Giggs  2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,727
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup
22 September 2010 R3Liverpool2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		Northampton TownLiverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,577
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Penalties

Pre-season
17 July 2010 Al-HilalP – PLiverpoolAltach, Austria
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Cashpoint Arena
21 July 2010 Grasshopper0–0LiverpoolZug, Switzerland
18:30 BST Report Stadium: Herti Allmend Stadion
24 July 2010 1. FC Kaiserslautern1–0LiverpoolKaiserslautern, Germany
15:15 BST Mitsanski  32' Report Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion
1 August 2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach1–0LiverpoolMönchengladbach, Germany
13:30 BST Matmour  8' Report Stadium: Borussia-Park

Other

Jamie Carragher Testimonial
4 September 2010 Liverpool XI4–1Everton XILiverpool
14:00 BST
Report Carragher  (pen. / o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,361
Referee: James McCartny

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. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  ESP Suso
31 MF  ENG Raheem Sterling
35 DF  ENG Conor Coady
36 DF  ENG Steven Irwin
38 DF  ENG Jon Flanagan
39 FW  ENG Nathan Eccleston
40 DF  ESP Daniel Ayala
41 GK  DEN Martin Hansen
43 GK  AUS Dean Bouzanis (until 30 April 2011)
44 DF  ESP Emmanuel Mendy
45 MF  ENG Tom Ince
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 FW  ENG David Amoo
47 DF  ENG Andre Wisdom
48 MF  ARG Gerardo Bruna
49 DF  ENG Jack Robinson
— GK  ENG Deale Chamberlain
— DF  FRA Chris Mavinga (on loan to Genk)
— DF  CZE Jakub Sokolík
— MF  SCO Alex Cooper
— MF  ENG Conor Thomas (on loan from Coventry City)
— MF  ENG Michael Roberts
— FW  DEN 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)
Krisztián Adorján (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 FW Capped at Under-17 level[5] View
Jason Banton[6] (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 FW Capped at Under-17 level View
Karl Clair (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 MF – View
Conor Coady (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 DF Capped at Under-18 level View
Kristján Emilsson (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 MF Capped at Under-19 level View
Jon Flanagan (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 DF – View
Ádám Hajdú (on loan from MTK Hungária) (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993 MF Capped at Under-17 level –
Michael Ihiekwe (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 DF – View
Matthew McGiveron (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 DF – View
Michael Ngoo (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 FW Capped at Under-19 level View
Craig Roddan (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 MF – View
Stephen Sama (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 DF Capped at Under-17 level View
Andre Wisdom (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 DF/MF Capped at Under-19 level View
1st Year Academy (born on or after 1 September 1993)
Peter Aylmer (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 DF – View
Tyrell Belford (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 GK Capped at Under-16 level View
Lewis Hatch (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 MF – View
Adam Morgan (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 FW Capped at Under-17 level View
Henoc Mukendi (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 FW View
Patrik Poór (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 DF Capped at Under-17 level[7] View
Jack Robinson (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 DF Capped at Under-18 level –
Joseph Rafferty (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 DF Capped at Under-18 level View
Matthew Regan (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 DF Capped at Under-17 level View
Toni Silva (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 MF Capped at Under-17 level View
Brad Smith (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 DF – View
Jamie Stephens (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 GK View
Josh Sumner (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 FW – View
Tom Walsh (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 MF – View
Unknown status
Jakub Sokolík (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 DF Capped at Under-16 level –
Gonçalo Filipe Gonçalves Serras Ribeiro (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 FW –
Notable Under 16s
Jordan Lussey DF Called-up at Under-17 level[8] –
Dave Moli (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 FW Called-up at Under-17 level[9] –
Raheem Sterling (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994 MF Capped at Under-17 level –
Iaia Embarlo (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 FW – –

Notes
    gollark: <@480213740499894283> Why should they not be in the market?
    gollark: If the messies reject each other, breed them to literally any other dragon and breed the child instead.
    gollark: I've attempted to breed the 29G messy aeon (29G messy aeon. 29G messy aeon) with one of the "2Gs" but got no egg.
    gollark: It would be a disservice to not use it correctly.
    gollark: 29G. Messy. Aeon.

    References
    1. Hunter, Andy (1 July 2010). "Roy Hodgson confirmed as new manager of Liverpool". Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
    2. Squad profiles, BBC Sport,retrieved 2 February 2011
    3. "Stars reveal their first kits". Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool F.C. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
    4. "Fulham handed Europa League place". premierleague.com. Premier League. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
    5. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under17/fixturesresults/round=15346/match=304657/report=lu.html
    6. "Reds sign ex-Gunners starlet". Liverpool F.C. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
    7. http://www.uefa.com/under17/matches/season=2010/round=15346/match=304683/index.html
    8. http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players?p=348075
    9. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u17s/News/2010/SwainNordic
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