2016–17 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Liverpool Football Club's 125th season in existence and their 55th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was also the club's 25th consecutive season in the Premier League.^[1] Along with the Premier League, Liverpool also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. It started with a 4–3 away win against Arsenal and ended with a 3–0 home win against relegated Middlesbrough, which secured the Reds a place in the top four and qualification to the UEFA Champions League playoff round.^[2]

Liverpool

2016–17 season
Liverpool players before Manchester United away, 15 January 2017
Chairman	Tom Werner
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
Stadium	Anfield
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Philippe Coutinho Sadio Mané (13 each) All: Philippe Coutinho (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season review

Pre-season

Philippe Coutinho playing against Barcelona in the 2016 International Champions Cup.

Liverpool began their pre-season on 8 July away at Tranmere Rovers. Danny Ings scored the only goal in a 1–0 win.^[3] Five days later, the Reds travelled to the Highbury Stadium to face League One side Fleetwood Town. New signing Marko Grujić scored the opening goal on his debut, followed by a goal apiece by Lucas Leiva and 16-year-old debutant Ben Woodburn before two goals by Roberto Firmino rounded out the 5–0 win.^[4] Liverpool won their third successive pre-season match on 17 July, with Ings and Woodburn scoring in a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic.^[5] On 20 July, Liverpool defeated Huddersfield Town 2–0 through goals from Alberto Moreno and Grujić; reserve goalkeeper Shamal George also featured in the last 25 minutes of the match as a striker.^[6]

Liverpool began their campaign in the International Champions Cup on 28 July, conceding a 0–1 defeat against Chelsea.^[7] On 30 July, Liverpool defeated Milan 2–0 with goals from Divock Origi and Firmino.^[8] Liverpool then played the final pre-season match in the United States against Roma, suffering a 2–1 defeat.^[9] On 6 August, Liverpool played Barcelona at the Wembley Stadium in the final match of the International Champions Cup and won 4–0, with summer signing Sadio Mané getting on the scoresheet along with Origi and Grujić, and former Liverpool player Javier Mascherano scoring an own goal.^[10] Liverpool's pre-season ended the following day with a 4–0 defeat at Mainz 05's Opel Arena.^[11]

August

Liverpool began the season with a visit to the Emirates Stadium on 14 August to face-off with Arsenal. Arsenal opened the scoring with a Theo Walcott strike in the 31st minute, one minute after the Arsenal striker saw his penalty kick saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, but a free-kick by Philippe Coutinho drew the scoreline level just before the break. The Reds continued the momentum into the second half and were 4–1 up after 63 minutes through strikes from Adam Lallana, Coutinho and Mané. Two quickfire goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Calum Chambers in response caused a nervy end to the match, but the Reds were able to see out the 4–3 victory.^[12] Liverpool played their second league match away at Burnley on 20 August. Liverpool dominated possession throughout, but was unable to recover from calamitous defending in the first half and suffered a 2–0 defeat.^[13] On 23 August, Liverpool began their quest for the EFL Cup in a match against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium. A brace from Daniel Sturridge, an own goal from Tom Naylor and a goal apiece from Firmino and Origi saw a 5–0 win and progression to the next round of the competition.^[14] On 27 August, Liverpool played away to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. A James Milner penalty had the Reds 1–0 up at half-time, but a Danny Rose equalizer in the 72nd minute caused the match to end in a 1–1 draw.^[15]

September

Managers Mike Phelan and Jürgen Klopp in their technical areas at the 5–1 win over Hull City.

On 10 September, after the international break, Liverpool hosted defending champions Leicester City at Anfield. Liverpool were 2–0 up within 30 minutes through goals from Firmino and Mané, but a fumbling of the ball at the back by Lucas Leiva allowed Jamie Vardy to narrow the lead before the break. However, a goal by Lallana in the 56th minute restored the two-goal lead, and Firmino's second goal of the match in the closing stages saw out a 4–1 win. The match was played before Anfield's largest crowd since 1977, with a 54,000 sell-out in the newly expanded stadium.^[16] Liverpool then played away at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on 16 September, winning 2–1. Dejan Lovren's close range finish in the 17th minute and skipper Jordan Henderson's spectacular 25-yard strike in the 36th were enough to secure the 3 points.^[17] Liverpool played against Derby County at the Pride Park Stadium in the third round of the EFL Cup on 20 September. They defeated the Rams 3–0 with Ragnar Klavan scoring his first goal for the club, with Coutinho and Origi also getting on the scoresheet.^[18] On 24 September, Liverpool made it three wins in a row in the Premier League when they bested Hull City 5–1 at Anfield through strikes from Lallana, Mané, Coutinho and two converted penalties by Milner.^[19]

October

On 1 October, Liverpool defeated Swansea City 2–1 at the Liberty Stadium. A poor first-half saw the Reds down at the break, but a vast improvement in the second half with goals coming from Firmino and a late penalty by Milner were enough to secure the three points.^[20] Liverpool faced Manchester United at Anfield on 17 October. The North-West derby was largely forgettable and ended in a 0–0 draw, with Liverpool securing their first clean sheet in the league of the season in a match of few chances.^[21] Liverpool then hosted West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on 22 October, winning 2–1. The Reds controlled the game and were 2–0 up at half-time through goals from Mané and Coutinho, but a late Gareth McAuley strike narrowed the scoreline to 2–1.^[22] On 25 October, Liverpool played Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. The Reds won 2–1 with a brace from Sturridge seeing them through to the quarter-finals of the competition.^[23] Liverpool saw out October with a match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on the 29th. Emre Can, Lovren, Joël Matip and Firmino scored for the Reds in the thrilling encounter which ended 4–2.^[24]

November

Liverpool faced Watford at Anfield on 6 November. The Reds defeated the Hornets 6–1 with Mané bagging a brace, Coutinho, Can and Firmino getting on the scoresheet and Georginio Wijnaldum scoring his first goal for the club. This result put Liverpool top of the Premier League for the first time since April 2014.^[25] Following the international break, Liverpool faced Southampton away at St Mary's Stadium on 19 November. The Reds controlled the match but were unable to break down the Saints' defence as the match ended 0–0.^[26] On 26 November, Liverpool hosted Sunderland at Anfield. Origi made the breakthrough for the Reds in the 75th minute and Milner converted a penalty in the closing stages of the match to see out a 2–0 victory. Ben Woodburn made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as a substitute for Wijnaldum in the 92nd minute.^[27] Three days later, on 29 November, Liverpool hosted Leeds United at Anfield in the fifth round of the EFL Cup. Origi opened the scoring in the 76th minute and Woodburn's volley in the box in the 81st saw out a 2–0 victory and progression to the semi-finals of the competition.^[28] Woodburn's goal at the age of 17 years and 45 days old made him Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer, surpassing Michael Owen's record by 99 days.^[29][30]

December

Liverpool faced AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court on 4 December. Mané and Origi scored one apiece in the first half and Can scored another in the second half to see the Reds to a 3–1 lead, but three goals from Bournemouth in the final 20 minutes of the match caused Liverpool to suffer a 3–4 defeat.^[31] Liverpool then faced West Ham United at Anfield on 11 December, drawing 2–2.^[32] On 14 December, Liverpool travelled to the Riverside Stadium to face Middlesbrough. Lallana bagged a brace and created another for Origi to see the Reds to a 3–0 victory.^[33] Next up was Everton, the Merseyside Derby, on 19 December. Mané scored the winning and only goal in the 94th minute.^[34] Liverpool then faced Stoke City. Stoke rapidly opened the score in the 12th minute, but an equaliser from Lallana and a goal from Firmino made the Reds lead at half-time. In the second half, an own goal by Giannelli Imbula and a goal from Sturridge ensured a 4–1 Reds win.^[35] On 31 December, Liverpool hosted Manchester City, with the Reds winning 1–0 thanks to a header by Wijnaldum in the eighth minute.^[36]

January

James Milner scores a penalty kick to give Liverpool the lead at Old Trafford; the final score was 1–1.

Liverpool went to play Sunderland, where Sturridge opened the scoring with a header, but minutes later Jermain Defoe levelled it from the spot so that it would go 1–1 at half-time. Mané scored another for 2–1 in the 71st minute, but ten minutes later, he handled the ball in the penalty area with the referee pointing to the spot. Defoe scored once again and the match ended level, with the reds missing out important points.^[37] On 8 January, Liverpool played a goalless draw against Plymouth Argyle in the third round of the FA Cup. The match was marked with the Reds fielding the youngest starting 11 in their history.^[38] Liverpool then faced Southampton, on 11 January, in the EFL Cup semi-finals first leg at St Mary's, losing the game 1–0 with Redmond scoring the only goal in 20th minute.^[39] Three days later, the Reds faced Manchester United at Old Trafford. Milner opened the scoring from the spot in the 26th minute, after Paul Pogba handled the ball in the box. In the 84th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimović levelled the match 1–1.^[40] Liverpool were up to play the replay with Plymouth on the 18th. A goal by Lucas Leiva in the 17th minute made them earn their first and last win in January.^[41] Later in this month, Liverpool hosted Swansea City in the Premier League. Early in the second half, two fast goals by Fernando Llorente gave Swansea the commanding position. However, Liverpool levelled through Firmino in the 54th and 69th minute. Gylfi Sigurðsson finished a shot in the back of the net for 2–3.^[42] On 25 January, Liverpool hosted Southampton in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final. They dominated the match, made some good chances, including a shot by Can cleared off the line by Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster. At the stoppage time, Shane Long sealed the win for the Saints with a goal to make the aggregate score 2–0.^[43] The bad month for Liverpool continued, as they were eliminated from the FA Cup after a 1–2 home loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[44] The Reds ended the month with a 1–1 home draw to Chelsea in the Premier League, where David Luiz opened the scoring with a free-kick, just to leave it for Wijnaldum to level in the 58th. Diego Costa saw his penalty shot stopped by Mignolet in the 78th minute.^[45]

February

Liverpool started February with a 2–0 loss away to Hull City, which was Mane's first game after Senegal lost in the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The goals for Hull came from Alfred N'Diaye just before the break and Oumar Niasse in the 84th minute.^[46] One week later, the Reds won for the first time since five matches in the Premier League, with two Mané goals in two minutes sealing the 2–0 win for the Merseyside team against Spurs.^[47] On 27 February, Liverpool lost 3–1 away to Leicester in the first match for their new manager Craig Shakespeare following the sacking of the title-winning Claudio Ranieri. Jamie Vardy opened the scoring with Danny Drinkwater making it two before the break. Early in the second half, Vardy scored his second goal of the night to see his team leading 3–0, and Coutinho made the final result in the 69th minute.^[48]

March

On 4 March, Liverpool continued their winning ways against fellow top six teams with a 3–1 home victory over Arsenal. The Reds were 2–0 up at the break with goals from Firmino in the ninth minute and Mané in the 40th, but Danny Welbeck halved the Liverpool lead with a goal in the 57th minute. In the stoppage time, Wijnaldum sealed the match off, making it 3–1 following a low cross by Origi from the right.^[49] Liverpool then went on to win a vital three points home against Burnley on 12 March, winning 2–1. After falling down to an Ashley Barnes strike early in the match, Wijnaldum equalized in the stoppage time of the first half just seconds before the half's end, and in the 64th minute, Can gave Liverpool the lead with a long-range shot that ended up out of the grasp of goalkeeper Tom Heaton.^[50] On 19 March, Liverpool traveled to Manchester City for a crucial game in the battle for Champions League qualification. Milner opened the scoring from the spot in the 51st minute, though Sergio Agüero leveled at the 69th. Both sides missed many chances, including a mishit by Lallana from five yards, but by the end, the draw was considered a fair result.^[51]

April

Liverpool started their month on 1 April against Everton in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield. Mané put Liverpool ahead, but Matthew Pennington drew Everton level in the 28th minute. The host Reds regained the lead two minutes and 57 seconds later with a strike from Coutinho. Origi, a substitute for the injured Mané, added a third goal just minutes after being introduced and the scoreline remained 3–1 till the final whistle.^[52] The second fixture was on 5 April against AFC Bournemouth at Anfield. Benik Afobe scored early for the visiting Cherries off a back-pass mishap from Wijnaldum. However, Coutinho drew the match level at 1–1 with a goal in the 40th minute. The Reds struck first in the second half with a goal from Origi, assisted by Wijnaldum, in the 59th. Bournemouth was able to draw the game level through a late Joshua King goal putting the score at 2–2, which the match finished.^[53] The day before their upcoming fixture, an away match at Stoke City, Klopp confirmed Mané would ruled out for the remainder of Liverpool's season.^[54] Liverpool had no time to dwell upon this as Stoke awaited the following day. With a side featuring youth players such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Woodburn, Liverpool fell behind 1–0 at the half following a Jonathan Walters goal just before the break. However, the introduction of Firmino and Coutinho at half-time led to responses in the 70th and 72nd minutes, where Coutinho then Firmino respectively scored to put the scoreline at 1–2. The Reds saw the match out, marking their first away victory of the calendar year in the Premier League.^[55] Liverpool's April continued with a match at West Brom, where the sole goal came from Firmino off a set piece header in first-half injury time.^[56] The final fixture of the month was a return to Anfield to square-off with Crystal Palace. Coutinho opened the scoring in the 24th minute off a free-kick, however former Liverpool man Christian Benteke leveled the match then scored a second in the 74th to hand Liverpool a 1–2 loss, just their second Premier League home defeat of the season.^[57]

May

Adam Lallana tries to escape the attentions of Middlesbrough full-back Fábio on the final day of the season.

The final month of the season for Liverpool began on 7 May with a home match against Southampton. The result was a 0–0 draw, with the best chance coming to the Reds through a 66th-minute penalty that was taken by Milner and ultimately missed. The kick came just moments after Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster approached Milner as he put the ball on the spot seemingly in an attempt to win a psychological advantage before the penalty. This draw resulted in the fourth match against Southampton out of four played in this season where Liverpool failed to score.^[58] The penultimate match of the season (and final away match) was on 14 May, a visit at Olympic Stadium to face West Ham. The Reds struck first in the 35th minute thanks to Sturridge's finish following what was described as a "sublime" pass from Coutinho. In the second half, Coutinho scored twice in four minutes and Origi's goal in the 76th minute capped off a 0–4 victory.^[59]

The final match of the season took place on 21 May, at Anfield against Middlesbrough. While Middlesbrough were already guaranteed relegation and a Premier League finish of 19th, Liverpool sat in fourth place at the time of kick-off, with Arsenal just one point behind and Manchester City two points ahead, with a win guaranteeing Liverpool a spot in the UEFA Champions League for next season. The match stayed at 0–0 for the first 45 minutes, however Wijnaldum found a breakthrough for the Reds in first-half stoppage time, putting Liverpool up 1–0 at the half. Coutinho added a second just six minutes into the second half and that goal was followed by a third from Lallana just five minutes after that putting Liverpool up 3–0, where the scoreline would remain. Liverpool clinched fourth place in the final Premier League table to secure Champions League football for the 2017–18 season.^[60]

First team

As it stands on 21 May 2017

Last updated on 1 February 2017^[61]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
1	Loris Karius		GK	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 23)	Mainz 05	16	0	0
13	Alex Manninger		GK	(1977-06-04)4 June 1977 (aged 39)	FC Augsburg	0	0	0
22	Simon Mignolet		GK	(1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 29)	Sunderland	180	0	0
Defenders
2	Nathaniel Clyne		RB	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 26)	Southampton	93	2	4
6	Dejan Lovren		CB	(1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 27)	Southampton	109	4	1
7	James Milner (vice-captain)		DM/CM/LB/RB	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)	Manchester City	85	14	18
12	Joe Gomez		RB/LB/CB	(1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 20)	Charlton Athletic	10	0	1
17	Ragnar Klavan		CB	(1985-10-30)30 October 1985 (aged 31)	FC Augsburg	25	1	0
18	Alberto Moreno		LB	(1992-07-05)5 July 1992 (aged 24)	Sevilla	109	3	8
32	Joël Matip		CB	(1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 25)	Schalke 04	32	1	0
56	Connor Randall		RB	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 21)	LFC Academy	8	0	0
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold		RB	(1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (aged 18)	LFC Academy	12	0	1
Midfielders
5	Georginio Wijnaldum		CM/AM	(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 26)	Newcastle United	42	6	11
10	Philippe Coutinho		AM/LW	(1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 24)	Inter Milan	181	42	35
14	Jordan Henderson (captain)		CM/DM	(1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 26)	Sunderland	239	23	36
16	Marko Grujić		CM	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 21)	Red Star	8	0	1
20	Adam Lallana		CM/AM/RW/LW	(1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 29)	Southampton	125	21	19
21	Lucas Leiva		DM/CB	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 30)	Grêmio	346	7	19
23	Emre Can		DM/CM	(1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 23)	Bayer Leverkusen	129	8	6
35	Kevin Stewart		DM	(1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 23)	Tottenham Hotspur	20	0	0
53	Ovie Ejaria		CM/AM	(1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 19)	Arsenal	8	0	0
54	Sheyi Ojo		RW/LW	(1997-06-19)19 June 1997 (aged 19)	LFC Academy	13	1	4
59	Harry Wilson		RW/LW	(1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (aged 20)	LFC Academy	1	0	0
Forwards
11	Roberto Firmino		FW/AM/LW	(1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 25)	Hoffenheim	90	23	17
15	Daniel Sturridge		FW	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 27)	Chelsea	119	60	15
19	Sadio Mané		RW/LW	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 25)	Southampton	29	13	7
27	Divock Origi		FW	(1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 22)	Lille	76	21	6
28	Danny Ings		FW	(1992-07-23)23 July 1992 (aged 24)	Burnley	11	3	0
58	Ben Woodburn		FW/RW/LW	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 17)	LFC Academy	9	1	0

New contracts

Date	Pos	No.	Player	Ref.
11 July 2016	GK	52	Danny Ward	[62]
25 January 2017	MF	10	Philippe Coutinho	[63]
27 January 2017	DF	12	Joe Gomez	[64]
22 February 2017	MF	20	Adam Lallana	[65]
28 April 2017	DF	6	Dejan Lovren	[66]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

£30m was spent signing Southampton's Senegal striker Sadio Mané.

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF	32	Joël Matip	Schalke 04	Free	[67]
1 July 2016	GK	1	Loris Karius	Mainz 05	£4,700,000	[68]
1 July 2016	FW	19	Sadio Mané	Southampton	£36,000,000	[69]
20 July 2016	DF	17	Ragnar Klavan	FC Augsburg	£4,200,000	[70]
22 July 2016	GK	13	Alex Manninger	FC Augsburg	Free	[71]
22 July 2016	MF	5	Georginio Wijnaldum	Newcastle United	£23,000,000[upper-alpha 1]	[72]
Total					£67,900,000

1. Fee may eventually rise to £25,000,000.

Transfers out

Liverpool's largest reported transfer fee in was the £27m paid by Crystal Palace for Christian Benteke.

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	MF	46	Jordan Rossiter	Rangers	£250,000	[73]
1 July 2016	DF	3	José Enrique	Real Zaragoza	Released	[74]
1 July 2016	DF	4	Kolo Touré	Celtic	Released	[74]
1 July 2016	FW	39	Samed Yeşil	Panionios	Released	[74]
1 July 2016	MF	53	João Carlos Teixeira	Porto	£250,000	[75]
1 July 2016	FW	48	Jerome Sinclair	Watford	£4,000,000	[76]
13 July 2016	MF	64	Sergi Canós	Norwich City	£2,500,000[upper-alpha 1]	[77]
14 July 2016	DF	37	Martin Škrtel	Fenerbahçe	£5,500,000	[78]
14 July 2016	MF	33	Jordon Ibe	AFC Bournemouth	£15,000,000	[79]
25 July 2016	MF	24	Joe Allen	Stoke City	£11,000,000[upper-alpha 2]	[80]
27 July 2016	DF	44	Brad Smith	AFC Bournemouth	£3,000,000[upper-alpha 3]	[81]
20 August 2016	FW	9	Christian Benteke	Crystal Palace	£27,000,000[upper-alpha 4]	[82]
31 August 2016	MF	—	Luis Alberto	Lazio	£4,300,000[upper-alpha 5]	[83]
31 August 2016	FW	45	Mario Balotelli	Nice	Free	[84]
13 January 2017	DF	57	Joe Maguire	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[85]
18 January 2017	DF	26	Tiago Ilori	Reading	£3,750,000	[86]
Total					£76,550,000

1. Fee may eventually rise to £4,000,000.
2. Fee may eventually rise to £13,000,000.
3. Fee may eventually rise to £6,000,000.
4. Fee may eventually rise to £32,000,000.
5. Fee may eventually rise to £6,000,000.

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
10 July 2016	End of season	GK	39	Ryan Fulton	Chesterfield	None	[87]
11 July 2016	End of season	GK	52	Danny Ward	Huddersfield Town	None	[88]
20 July 2016	End of season	GK	34	Ádám Bogdán	Wigan Athletic	None	[89]
26 July 2016	End of season	MF	40	Ryan Kent	Barnsley	None	[90]
5 August 2016	End of season	DF	38	Jon Flanagan	Burnley	None	[91]
5 August 2016	End of season	AM	—	Allan	Hertha BSC	None	[92]
26 August 2016	End of season	ST	—	Taiwo Awoniyi	NEC	None	[93]
31 August 2016	End of season	DF	47	Andre Wisdom	Red Bull Salzburg	None	[94]
31 August 2016	23 January 2017 [lower-alpha 1]	RW	50	Lazar Marković	Sporting CP	None	[96]
6 January 2017	End of season	DM	68	Pedro Chirivella	Go Ahead Eagles	None	[97]
23 January 2017	End of season	RW	50	Lazar Marković	Hull City	None	[95]
27 January 2017	End of season	CM	25	Cameron Brannagan	Fleetwood Town	None	[98]
31 January 2017	End of season	ST	41	Jack Dunn	Tranmere Rovers	None	[99]
1 February 2017	End of season	CB	3	Mamadou Sakho	Crystal Palace	£2,000,000	[100]

1. On 23 January 2017, Lazar Marković's season-long loan at Sporting CP was terminated.^[95]

Transfer summary

Spending Summer: £ 67,900,000 Winter: £ 0 Total: £ 67,900,000

Income Summer: £ 72,800,000 Winter: £ 5,750,000 Total: £ 78,550,000

Net Expenditure Summer: £ 4,900,000 Winter: £ 5,750,000 Total: £ 10,650,000

Friendlies

Pre-season

Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool

8 July 2016 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Liverpool	Birkenhead, England
19:00 BST		Report	Ings 78'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 13,000

Fleetwood Town v Liverpool

13 July 2016 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	0–5	Liverpool	Fleetwood, England
19:00 BST		Report	Grujić 18' Woodburn 52' Lucas 69' Firmino 70', 90+1'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,254

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

17 July 2016 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Liverpool	Wigan, England
16:00 BST		Report	Ings 71' Woodburn 74'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,000

Huddersfield Town v Liverpool

20 July 2016 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Liverpool	Huddersfield, England
19:45 BST		Report	Grujić 32' Moreno 90' (pen.)	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 21,266

Liverpool v Roma

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) Friendly	Liverpool	1–2	Roma	St. Louis, MO, United States
01:35 BST	Ojo 45+1'	Report	Džeko 30' Salah 62'	Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 28,573

Mainz 05 v Liverpool

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) Friendly	Mainz 05	4–0	Liverpool	Mainz, Germany
14:45 BST	Brosinski 15' (pen.) Córdoba 45' Mallı 59' Muto 74'	Report		Stadium: Coface Arena Referee: 31,600

International Champions Cup

Main article: 2016 International Champions Cup

Chelsea v Liverpool

28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) Friendly	Chelsea	1–0	Liverpool	Pasadena, CA, United States
04:35 BST	Cahill 10'	Report		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 53,117 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

Liverpool v Milan

31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Friendly	Liverpool	2–0	Milan	Santa Clara, CA, United States
03:05 BST	Lallana  40' Origi 59' Firmino 73'	Report		Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 30,758 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Liverpool v Barcelona

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) Friendly	Liverpool	4–0	Barcelona	London, England
17:15 BST	Mané 15' Mascherano 47' (o.g.) Origi 48' Grujić 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,845 Referee: Martin Atkinson

During season

Liverpool v Accrington Stanley

13 November 2016 Friendly	Liverpool	5–0	Accrington Stanley	Liverpool, England
	Can Wilson Brewster	Source		Stadium: Melwood Attendance: 0

Post-season

Sydney FC v Liverpool

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24) Friendly	Sydney FC	0–3	Liverpool	Sydney, Australia
11:00 BST		Report	Sturridge 7' Moreno 18' Firmino 38'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 72,892

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	4th	14 August 2016	21 May 2017
FA Cup	Third round	Fourth round	8 January 2017	28 January 2017
EFL Cup	Second round	Semi-finals	23 August 2016	25 January 2017

Updated to match played 21 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	22	10	6	78	42	+36	057.89
FA Cup	3	1	1	1	2	2	+0	033.33
EFL Cup	6	4	0	2	12	3	+9	066.67
Total	47	27	11	9	92	47	+45	057.45

Updated to match played 21 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Tottenham Hotspur	38	26	8	4	86	26	+60	86	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	80	39	+41	78
4	Liverpool	38	22	10	6	78	42	+36	76	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Arsenal	38	23	6	9	77	44	+33	75	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6	Manchester United	38	18	15	5	54	29	+25	69	Qualification for the Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[101][102]
Notes:

1. Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup. As they had also qualified there by the virtue of their league position (5th), this spot was passed to the next-highest ranked team (6th), Manchester United.
2. Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (6th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League group stage. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	22	10	6	78	42	+36	76	12	5	2	45	18	+27	10	5	4	33	24	+9

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W
Position	2	9	10	5	4	4	2	4	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[103]

Arsenal v Liverpool

14 August 2016 1	Arsenal	3–4	Liverpool	Holloway, London
16:00 BST	Walcott 31' Coquelin  37' Iwobi  58' Oxlade-Chamberlain 64' Chambers 75' Xhaka  86'	Report	Lallana  26', 49' Moreno  29' Lovren  41' Coutinho 45', 56' Mané 63'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,033 Referee: Michael Oliver

Burnley v Liverpool

20 August 2016 2	Burnley	2–0	Liverpool	Burnley
15:00 BST	Vokes 2' Gray 37'	Report	Henderson  65'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,313 Referee: Lee Mason

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

27 August 2016 3	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Liverpool	London
12:30 BST	Rose  29', 72' Vertonghen  51' Alli  77'	Report	Mané  32' Milner 43' (pen.) Coutinho  45+1' Lovren  63' Henderson  65' Matip  90+4'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,211 Referee: Robert Madley

Liverpool v Leicester City

10 September 2016 4	Liverpool	4–1	Leicester City	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Firmino 13', 89' Mané 31' Henderson  44' Lallana 56'	Report	Amartey  28' Vardy 38' Drinkwater  57' Huth  82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,075 [104] Referee: Craig Pawson

Chelsea v Liverpool

16 September 2016 5	Chelsea	1–2	Liverpool	Fulham, London
20:00 BST	Willian  45+1' Costa 61'	Report	Lovren 17' Henderson 36' Lucas  89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,514 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v Hull City

24 September 2016 6	Liverpool	5–1	Hull City	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Lallana 17' Milner  19', 30' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Mané 36' Coutinho 52'	Report	Huddlestone  7' Elmohamady  29' Mason  37' Meyler 51'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,109 Referee: Andre Marriner

Swansea City v Liverpool

1 October 2016 7	Swansea City	1–2	Liverpool	Swansea
12:30 BST	Fer 8' Cork  38' Britton  54'	Report	Henderson  25' Sturridge  39' Firmino 54' Milner 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,862 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Manchester United

17 October 2016 8	Liverpool	0–0	Manchester United	Liverpool
20:00 BST		Report	Bailly  44' Young  45+1' Ibrahimović  90' Fellaini  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,769 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

22 October 2016 9	Liverpool	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Mané 20' Coutinho 35' Henderson  88'	Report	Yacob  43' McClean  57' McAuley 81' Morrison  85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,218 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

29 October 2016 10	Crystal Palace	2–4	Liverpool	Selhurst, London
17:30 BST	McArthur 18', 33' Cabaye  62'	Report	Can 16',  49' Lovren 21' Matip 44' Firmino 71',  72'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,628 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Watford

6 November 2016 11	Liverpool	6–1	Watford	Liverpool
14:15 GMT	Mané 27', 60' Coutinho 30' Can 43' Firmino 57' Wijnaldum  88', 90+1'	Report	Holebas  56' Janmaat 75' Britos  80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,163 Referee: Michael Oliver

Southampton v Liverpool

19 November 2016 12	Southampton	0–0	Liverpool	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Cédric  61'	Report	Coutinho  78'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,848 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Sunderland

26 November 2016 13	Liverpool	2–0	Sunderland	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lovren  67' Origi 75' Milner 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Koné  60' O'Shea  64' Pienaar  70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,114 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Liverpool

4 December 2016 14	Bournemouth	4–3	Liverpool	Bournemouth
13:30 GMT	Wilshere  48' Francis  50' C. Wilson 56' (pen.) Fraser 76' Cook 78' Aké 90+3'	Report	Mané 20' Origi 22' Henderson  53' Can 64',  87'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Robert Madley

Liverpool v West Ham United

11 December 2016 15	Liverpool	2–2	West Ham United	Liverpool
16:30 GMT	Lallana 5' Origi 48' Firmino  53' Mané  76'	Report	Payet 27' Antonio 39'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,068 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

14 December 2016 16	Middlesbrough	0–3	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Gibson  69'	Report	Lallana 29', 68' Origi 60'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,704 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Liverpool

19 December 2016 17	Everton	0–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Barkley  68' Coleman  69' Gueye  75'	Report	Lovren  56' Mané 90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,590 Referee: Mike Dean

Liverpool v Stoke City

27 December 2016 18	Liverpool	4–1	Stoke City	Liverpool
17:15 GMT	Lallana 35' Firmino 44' Imbula 59' (o.g.) Sturridge 70'	Report	Walters 12' Allen  36'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,094 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Manchester City

31 December 2016 19	Liverpool	1–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Klavan  7' Wijnaldum 8' Can  75'	Report	Otamendi  90+3'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,120 Referee: Craig Pawson

Sunderland v Liverpool

2 January 2017 20	Sunderland	2–2	Liverpool	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Rodwell  13' Defoe 25' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Larsson  52'	Report	Sturridge 19' Milner  30' Mané 72',  83' Lallana  83'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,494 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Manchester United v Liverpool

15 January 2017 21	Manchester United	1–1	Liverpool	Manchester
16:00 GMT	Ibrahimović 84' Herrera  90+1'	Report	Milner 27' (pen.) Lovren  31' Wijnaldum  61' Firmino  90+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,276 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Swansea City

21 January 2017 22	Liverpool	2–3	Swansea City	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Klavan  37' Firmino 55', 69'	Report	Llorente 48', 52' Sigurðsson 74' Fer  90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,169 Referee: Kevin Friend

Liverpool v Chelsea

31 January 2017 23	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Henderson  45' Wijnaldum 57' Milner  59'	Report	David Luiz 24' Willian  79'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,157 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Hull City v Liverpool

4 February 2017 24	Hull City	2–0	Liverpool	Hull
15:00 GMT	Maguire  27' N'Diaye 44' Tymon  74' Niasse 84'	Report	Milner  40'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 24,822 Referee: Lee Mason

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

11 February 2017 25	Liverpool	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Mané 16', 18' Henderson  53' Matip  56' Milner  68'	Report	Son  28' Kane  67' Winks  68' Dier  78' Alderweireld  83'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,159 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Leicester City v Liverpool

27 February 2017 26	Leicester City	3–1	Liverpool	Leicester
20:00 GMT	Vardy 28', 60' Drinkwater 39'	Report	Coutinho 68'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,034 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Arsenal

4 March 2017 27	Liverpool	3–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Firmino 9' Mané 40' Can  68' Wijnaldum 90+1'	Report	Coquelin  34' Welbeck 57' Xhaka  78'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,146 Referee: Robert Madley

Liverpool v Burnley

12 March 2017 28	Liverpool	2–1	Burnley	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Wijnaldum 45+1' Can 61',  63' Lallana  87'	Report	Barnes 7' Mee  37' Barton  58'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,145 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester City v Liverpool

19 March 2017 29	Manchester City	1–1	Liverpool	Manchester
16:30 GMT	Touré  22' Clichy  50' Silva  50' Agüero 69'	Report	Firmino  16' Matip  43' Milner 51' (pen.) Mané  89'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,449 Referee: Michael Oliver

Liverpool v Everton

1 April 2017 30	Liverpool	3–1	Everton	Liverpool
12:30 BST	Mané 8' Coutinho 31' Origi 60' Can 68'	Report	Davies  26' Pennington 28' Barkley  40' Williams  62'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,920 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Bournemouth

5 April 2017 31	Liverpool	2–2	Bournemouth	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Lucas  29' Coutinho 40' Origi 59'	Report	Afobe 7' King 87' Fraser  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,292 Referee: Lee Mason

Stoke City v Liverpool

8 April 2017 32	Stoke City	1–2	Liverpool	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Walters 44'	Report	Klavan  48' Coutinho 70' Firmino 72',  73'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 27,568 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

16 April 2017 33	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Liverpool	West Bromwich
13:30 BST	Brunt  45' Robson-Kanu  49' Evans  66'	Report	Firmino 45+1' Lucas  72'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,669 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

23 April 2017 34	Liverpool	1–2	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
16:30 BST	Coutinho 24' Grujić  89'	Report	C. Benteke  40', 42', 74' Milivojević  60'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,086 Referee: Andre Marriner

Watford v Liverpool

1 May 2017 35	Watford	0–1	Liverpool	Watford
20:00 BST	Prödl  48' Capoue  69' Success  90+5'	Report	Lucas  44' Can 45+2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,959 Referee: Craig Pawson

Liverpool v Southampton

7 May 2017 36	Liverpool	0–0	Southampton	Liverpool
13:30 BST	Milner 66' Lovren  89'	Report	Cédric  65' Ward-Prowse  65' Bertrand  90+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,159 Referee: Bobby Madley

West Ham United v Liverpool

14 May 2017 37	West Ham United	0–4	Liverpool	Stratford, London
14:15 BST	Fernandes  50' Collins  62'	Report	Sturridge 35' Coutinho 57', 61' Origi 76'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,985 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

21 May 2017 38	Liverpool	3–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Wijnaldum 45+1' Coutinho 51' Lallana 56'	Report	Gestede  66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,191 Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle

8 January 2017 Third round	Liverpool	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Liverpool
13:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,692 Referee: Paul Tierney

Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool

18 January 2017 Replay	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Liverpool	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Songo'o  86'	Report	Lucas 18' Gomez  25' Ejaria  51' Ojo  84' Origi 87'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 17,048 Referee: Graham Scott

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 January 2017 Fourth round	Liverpool	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Wijnaldum  51' Origi 86'	Report	Stearman 1',  29' Weimann 41' Hause  48' Evans  89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,469 Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Burton Albion v Liverpool

23 August 2016 Second round	Burton Albion	0–5	Liverpool	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Choudhury  57' Williamson  61'	Report	Origi 15' Firmino 22' Naylor 61' (o.g.) Sturridge 78', 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Simon Hooper

Derby County v Liverpool

20 September 2016 Third round	Derby County	0–3	Liverpool	Derby
19:45 BST	Johnson  77' Hughes  79'	Report	Klavan 24' Moreno  45+2' Coutinho 50' Origi 54' Grujić  76'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,245 Referee: Graham Scott

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

25 October 2016 Fourth round	Liverpool	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Sturridge 9', 64' Alexander-Arnold  26' Ings  83' Grujić  84'	Report	Janssen 76' (pen.) Winks  90+1' Wimmer  90+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,051 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Leeds United

29 November 2016 Fifth round	Liverpool	2–0	Leeds United	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Origi 76',  90+1' Woodburn 81'	Report	Doukara  56'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,012 Referee: Andre Marriner

Southampton v Liverpool

11 January 2017 Semi-finals First Leg	Southampton	1–0	Liverpool	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Redmond 20' Tadić  65' Rodriguez  81'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,480 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Liverpool v Southampton

25 January 2017 Semi-finals Second Leg	Liverpool	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Southampton	Liverpool
20:00 GMT		Report	Long 90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,238 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Squad statistics

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of match played 21 May 2017

Nathaniel Clyne made the most Premier League appearances, missing only one match.

Divock Origi featured in 43 matches in all competitions, more than anyone else.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
				Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK		Loris Karius	10	3	3	16
2	DF		Nathaniel Clyne	37	0	3 (1)	40 (1)
5	MF		Georginio Wijnaldum	33 (3)	1	3 (2)	37 (5)
6	DF		Dejan Lovren	29	0	3	32
7	DF		James Milner	36	0	3 (1)	39 (1)
10	MF		Philippe Coutinho	28 (3)	1 (1)	2 (1)	31 (5)
11	FW		Roberto Firmino	34 (1)	1 (1)	4	39 (2)
12	DF		Joe Gomez	0	3	0	3
14	MF		Jordan Henderson	24	0	3	27
15	FW		Daniel Sturridge	7 (13)	1 (2)	3 (1)	11 (16)
16	MF		Marko Grujić	0 (5)	0	2 (1)	2 (6)
17	DF		Ragnar Klavan	15 (5)	1	4	20 (5)
18	DF		Alberto Moreno	2 (10)	3	3	8 (10)
19	FW		Sadio Mané	26 (1)	0	2	28 (1)
20	MF		Adam Lallana	27 (4)	0 (1)	3	30 (5)
21	MF		Lucas Leiva	12 (12)	3	4	19 (12)
22	GK		Simon Mignolet	28	0	3	31
23	MF		Emre Can	26 (6)	1 (1)	4 (2)	31 (9)
27	FW		Divock Origi	14 (20)	3	4 (2)	21 (22)
28	FW		Danny Ings	0	0	0 (2)	0 (2)
32	DF		Joël Matip	27 (2)	0	3	30 (2)
35	MF		Kevin Stewart	0 (4)	2	2 (1)	4 (5)
53	MF		Ovie Ejaria	0 (2)	3	2 (1)	5 (3)
54	MF		Sheyi Ojo	0	1 (1)	0	1 (1)
56	DF		Connor Randall	0	1	0	1
58	FW		Ben Woodburn	1 (4)	3	0 (1)	4 (5)
59	MF		Harry Wilson	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)
66	DF		Trent Alexander-Arnold	2 (5)	2	3	7 (5)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 21 May 2017

Philippe Coutinho was Liverpool's top scorer, with 14 goals in all competitions.

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	MF	10	Philippe Coutinho	13	0	1	14
2	MF	19	Sadio Mané	13	0	0	13
3	FW	11	Roberto Firmino	11	0	1	12
4	FW	27	Divock Origi	7	1	3	11
5	MF	20	Adam Lallana	8	0	0	8
6	DF	7	James Milner	7	0	0	7
	FW	15	Daniel Sturridge	3	0	4	7
8	MF	5	Georginio Wijnaldum	6	0	0	6
9	MF	23	Emre Can	5	0	0	5
10	DF	6	Dejan Lovren	2	0	0	2
11	MF	14	Jordan Henderson	1	0	0	1
	DF	17	Ragnar Klavan	0	0	1	1
	MF	21	Lucas	0	1	0	1
	DF	32	Joël Matip	1	0	0	1
	FW	58	Ben Woodburn	0	0	1	1
#	Own Goals			1	0	1	2
Total				78	2	12	92

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.

Correct as of matches played on 21 May 2017

No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
22	Simon Mignolet	9	0	2	11
1	Loris Karius	3	2	1	6

Disciplinary record

As of matches played 21 May 2017

Club captain Jordan Henderson was booked eight times, more than any other Liverpool player.

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
14	MF	Jordan Henderson	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	DF	Dejan Lovren	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
23	MF	Emre Can	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
7	DF	James Milner	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11	FW	Roberto Firmino	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
21	MF	Lucas Leiva	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
16	MF	Marko Grujić	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
17	DF	Ragnar Klavan	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW	Sadio Mané	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20	MF	Adam Lallana	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	MF	Philippe Coutinho	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	DF	Alberto Moreno	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
32	DF	Joël Matip	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	DF	Joe Gomez	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	Divock Origi	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
28	FW	Danny Ings	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
53	MF	Ovie Ejaria	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
54	MF	Sheyi Ojo	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
66	DF	Trent Alexander-Arnold	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			50	0	4	0	6	0	60	0

Club awards

Lucas Leiva received the Special Recognition Award, to mark his 10 years at the club.

Summer signing Sadio Mané won Players' Player and Supporters' Player of the Year awards.

End-of-season awards

The 2017 Liverpool FC Players' Awards event was held at Anfield on 9 May 2017.^[105]

• Liverpool Players' Player of the Year Award: Sadio Mané
• Liverpool Supporters' Player of the Year Award: Sadio Mané
• Liverpool Supporters' Young Player of the Year Award: Trent Alexander-Arnold
• Goal of the Season Award: Emre Can (vs. Watford, 1 May 2017)
• Academy’s Players’ Player of the Year: Ben Woodburn
• Liverpool Ladies FC Players’ Player of the Season: Sophie Ingle
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Roger Hunt
• Bill Shankly Community Award: Jeremy Barnes
• Supporters’ Club of the Year: Cyprus
• Staff Recognition Award: Disability support team
• Special Recognition Award: Lucas Leiva
• Outstanding Team Achievement Award: Rome 1977 team

Liverpool Standard Chartered Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on liverpoolfc.com

Month	Player	Votes
August	Sadio Mané	77%[106]
September	Adam Lallana	51%[107]
October	Philippe Coutinho	56%[108]
November	Joël Matip	[109]
December	Adam Lallana	55%[110]
January	Georginio Wijnaldum	22%[111]
February	Sadio Mané	[112]
March	Georginio Wijnaldum	51%[113]
April	Philippe Coutinho	37%[114]

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