2021 Liverpool Home

Season Overview

The 2021–22 season was one of the most remarkable campaigns of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool era. After an injury-hit previous year, Liverpool returned to full strength and competed for an unprecedented quadruple deep into the season. With Virgil van Dijk back in defense and Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, and Diogo Jota leading the attack, Liverpool challenged Manchester City for the Premier League while reaching the finals of all three cup competitions they entered.

Liverpool finished second in the Premier League with 92 points, just one behind Manchester City. Klopp’s side lost only two league matches all season and produced a relentless second-half title charge after trailing City by a significant margin during the winter. The championship race went to the final day, when Liverpool defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 but City’s dramatic comeback against Aston Villa secured the title by a single point.

Domestic cup competitions brought major success. Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties in both the League Cup and FA Cup finals at Wembley, completing a domestic cup double. Their UEFA Champions League campaign was equally impressive. Liverpool won all six matches in a difficult group containing Atlético Madrid, AC Milan, and Porto before eliminating Inter Milan, Benfica, and Villarreal to reach a third Champions League Final under Klopp. Real Madrid ultimately defeated Liverpool 1–0 in Paris, with Vinícius Júnior scoring the decisive goal.

Liverpool therefore ended the season with two trophies while coming extraordinarily close to completing one of the greatest campaigns in English football history. The 2021–22 home kit featured Liverpool’s traditional red base with bright crimson and fossil-colored detailing around the collar and sleeves. Worn during a 63-match season in which the club competed for every available trophy until the final weeks, it has become a significant modern vintage football shirt and an instantly recognizable retro soccer jersey from one of Klopp’s strongest Liverpool teams.

Player's Impact – Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah entered the 2021–22 season already established as one of the Premier League’s elite forwards, but the opening months of the campaign produced some of the finest football of his Liverpool career. Starting predominantly from the right wing, Salah combined explosive acceleration and direct dribbling with increasingly sophisticated passing and creativity. His movement inside onto his left foot remained one of Liverpool’s primary attacking weapons.

Salah scored 31 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions, including 23 in the Premier League. That league total earned him a third Premier League Golden Boot, shared with Tottenham’s Son Heung-min. He also recorded 13 Premier League assists, earning the Playmaker Award and demonstrating how his role had evolved beyond goalscoring. Salah finished the campaign as both one of England’s leading scorers and creators.

His early-season form produced several unforgettable performances. Salah scored a spectacular individual goal against Manchester City at Anfield, weaving through multiple defenders before finishing from a difficult angle. Only weeks later, he delivered another extraordinary solo goal against Watford. At Old Trafford, Salah scored a hat-trick in Liverpool’s historic 5–0 victory over Manchester United, becoming the first visiting Premier League player to score a league hat-trick at the stadium.

Salah remained central to Liverpool’s pursuit of four trophies throughout the campaign, contributing important goals domestically and in Europe. His combination of scoring, creativity, durability, and match-winning ability made 2021–22 one of his most complete seasons at Anfield. The Liverpool home vintage football shirt bearing Salah’s number 11 represents a campaign in which he was operating at the peak of his powers, making this retro soccer jersey particularly significant for collectors of Liverpool’s modern era.

Liverpool Squad – 2021–22 Season

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Caoimhín Kelleher, Adrián

Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Joël Matip, Ibrahima Konaté, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas, Neco Williams

Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago Alcântara, Naby Keïta, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott

Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota, Luis Díaz, Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino