Liverpool scored 89 goals during a memorable 2018/19 Premier League season, with some wonderful strikes produced along the way
Jurgen Klopp‘s side have begun their preparations for the Champions League final clash with Tottenham on 1 June.
Much of the season has been focused on Premier League duties, however, as the Reds desperately tried to end the long wait for a title.
They ending up falling painfully short, but their efforts couldn’t be faulted, as they went head-to-head with a fantastic Man City team.
Pep Guardiola’s champions edged it by just one point in the end, but this should always be a season that is looked back on fondly, especially if glory is sealed in Madrid next month.
Liverpool’s official YouTube channel has released a must-watch video of every single one of the Reds’ 89 league goals in 2018/19, bringing back some great memories.
It all started in August when Mohamed Salah started from where he left off last season, bagging the opening goal of the campaign at home to West Ham in a 4-0 win.
The first of three nerveless league penalties scored by James Milner helped Klopp’s men get past Crystal Palace in their first away outing.
Gini Wijnaldum‘s first-ever away goal for Liverpool played a part in the Reds winning at Spurs – the first of two 2-1 wins over their Champions League final opponents.
The first special goal of the season was scored by Daniel Sturridge, who bent a wonderful effort into the top corner to snatch a late point away to former club Chelsea in September.
A stunning Trent Alexander-Arnold free-kick at Watford stood out as the season edged towards the December action, which started with a bang after Divock Origi broke Everton hearts in the dying seconds.
Salah produced a virtuoso display at Bournemouth, scoring a hat-trick, and a Xherdan Shaqiri-inspired Liverpool beat rivals Man United 3-1 in the following game, which saw Jose Mourinho sacked afterwards.
Fabinho, an increasingly popular figure as the campaign progressed, bagged his first Reds goal in a Boxing Day win over Newcastle, with Dejan Lovren firing home an excellent half-volley.
Roberto Firmino registered a treble at home to Arsenal in the first game of 2019, as Liverpool humiliated the Gunners 5-1 on Merseyside.
Mane was starting to find top form into February, and although both Leicester and West Ham felt his wrath, precious points were dropped against non-top-six sides for the first time.
Wijnaldum’s beautiful lob at home to Bournemouth and Mane’s outrageous back-heel when Watford came to Anfield were two of the best goals scored in 2018/19.
A vital late Milner penalty at Fulham was another big moment, while Toby Alderweireld’s last-gasp own goal for Spurs yet again kept Liverpool in the title race.
The same applied at Southampton in the next fixture, when huge late efforts from Salah and Jordan Henderson sent the away fans wild.
Salah’s stunner at home to Chelsea was an incredible moment in front of the Kop and Naby Keita scored the Reds’ fastest-ever Premier League goal against relegated Huddersfield, with just 15 seconds on the clock.
Origi’s late winner at Newcastle was another spine-tingling winner and Mane scored the last league goal of the campaign at home to Watford on Sunday, capping off a relentless nine months.
Liverpool may not have clinched league glory, but when you look at the goals, the brilliance of this season is there for all to see.
What a year it has been.
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