2018–19 Liverpool F.C. season
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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Liverpool players during the UEFA Champions League victory parade, 2 June 2019 | ||||
| Owner | Fenway Sports Group | |||
| Chairman | Tom Werner | |||
| Manager | Jürgen Klopp | |||
| Stadium | Anfield | |||
| Premier League | 2nd | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sadio Mané Mohamed Salah (22 each) All: Mohamed Salah (27) | |||
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The 2018–19 season was Liverpool Football Club's 127th season in existence, their 57th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 27th consecutive season in the Premier League. Liverpool also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Liverpool finished the league season as runners-up to Manchester City, to whom they suffered their only league defeat, scoring 97 points, the then third-highest total in the history of the English top division and the most points scored by a team without winning the title. They remained unbeaten at home in the league for a consecutive season and matched the club record of 30 league wins in a season.[1][2] In the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool reached the final for the second consecutive year after producing an improbable 4–0 comeback win over Barcelona to overturn their 3–0 first leg advantage.[3] In the final, Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 to secure the club's sixth win in the competition.[4] However, success eluded Liverpool in domestic cup competitions as they exited both the FA Cup and EFL Cup in the third round. This was the first full season since 2011–12 without Philippe Coutinho, who departed to Barcelona during the 2017-18 season, and this was the first season since 2013–14 without Emre Can, who departed to Juventus.[5][6]
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- ^ Doyle, Paul (1 June 2019). "Liverpool win Champions League after beating Spurs 2–0 in final – live!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (6 September 2018). "Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (7 January 2019). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool: Ruben Neves strike earns fourth-round spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2020.