2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season September 2020 January 2013 Liverpool 2010–11 Roy Hodgson (until 8 January)Kenny Dalglish (from 8 January) Martin Broughton (until 1 December)Tom Werner (from 1 December) Anfield Premier League 6th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Dirk Kuyt (15) Dirk Kuyt (13) 44,975 vs Everton (16 January 2011, Premier League) 35,400 vs Bolton Wanderers (1 January 2011, Premier League) 42,820 _liverpool1012h _liverpool1012h _liverpool1012h _liverpool1012h _3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _liverpool1011a _liverpool1011a _liverpool1011a _liverpool1011a _liverpool1011a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF _liverpool1011t _liverpool1011t _liverpool1011t _liverpool1011t _liverpool1011t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 2009–10 2011–12 Liverpool players before match vs Rabotnicki.jpg 275px Liverpool players practicing before a UEFA Europa League play-off match against Rabotnički 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. Pre-season saw a change of manager for Liverpool, with Rafael Benítez leaving the club by mutual consent on 3 June 2010. On 1 July 2010, Roy Hodgson was officially announced as new manager.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/01/roy-hodgson-confirmed-manager-liverpool Roy Hodgson confirmed as new manager of Liverpool 2010-07-01 The Guardian 2010-07-01 London Andy Hunter 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 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, who was originally supposed to form a striking partnership with Torres. During the season, Jon Flanagan and Jonjo Shelvey both made their top flight debuts. Pre-season thumb|right|180px|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 Ngog. In the return leg, Steven Gerrard scored from the penalty spot and Ngog 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 Ngog, 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 Ngog 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 Ngog's late equaliser, Liverpool were lucky to scrape through to the shootout, where Ngog 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 referee Stuart Atwell to let the play go on. Torres snapped up the ball and assisted Dirk Kuyt for a controversial goal. Atwell 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 the Royal Bank of Scotland had taken 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 Ngog 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 Ngog 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 thumb|right|202px|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 Fabio 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 25 Pepe Reina Spain GK yes 2011 05 31 1982 8 31 Villarreal 2016 42 Péter Gulácsi Hungary GK yes 2011 05 31 1990 3 6 MTK Hungária 2013 Defenders 2 Glen Johnson England RB yes 2011 05 31 1984 8 23 Portsmouth 2015 3 Paul Konchesky England LB yes 2011 05 31 1981 5 15 Fulham 2014 5 Daniel Agger Denmark CB yes 2011 05 31 1984 12 12 Brøndby 2014 6 Fábio Aurélio Brazil LB yes 2011 05 31 1979 9 24 Valencia 2012 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos Greece CB yes 2011 05 31 1979 7 23 AEK Athens 2011 22 Danny Wilson Scotland CB yes 2011 05 31 1991 12 27 Rangers 2013 23 Jamie Carragher England CB yes 2011 05 31 1978 1 28 The Academy 2013 34 Martin Kelly England RB yes 2011 05 31 1990 4 27 The Academy 2014 37 Martin Škrtel Slovakia CB yes 2011 05 31 1984 12 15 Zenit 2014 38 Jon Flanagan England RB yes 2011 05 31 1993 1 1 The Academy 2013 49 Jack Robinson England LB yes 2011 05 31 1993 9 1 The Academy 2013 Midfielders 4 Raul Meireles Portugal CM yes 2011 05 31 1983 3 17 Porto 2014 8 Steven Gerrard England DM/CM/AM yes 2011 05 31 1980 5 30 The Academy 2013 10 Joe Cole England AM yes 2011 05 31 1981 11 8 Chelsea 2014 17 Maxi Rodríguez Argentina LW yes 2011 05 31 1981 1 2 Atlético Madrid 2013 18 Dirk Kuyt Netherlands RW yes 2011 05 31 1980 7 22 Feyenoord 2013 21 Lucas Brazil DM yes 2011 05 31 1987 1 9 Grêmio 2015 26 Jay Spearing England DM yes 2011 05 31 1988 11 25 The Academy 2015 28 Christian Poulsen Denmark DM yes 2011 05 31 1980 2 28 Juventus 2013 33 Jonjo Shelvey England CM yes 2011 05 31 1992 2 27 Charlton Athletic 2014 Strikers 7 Luis Suárez Uruguay ST yes 2011 05 31 1987 1 24 Ajax 2016 9Carroll could not wear number 9 in the UEFA Europa League as Fernando Torres previously wore the number in the competition. He instead wore the number 29.thisisanfield 10 March 2011 Andy Carroll will wear the number 29 shirt for Liverpool tonight, as Torres has already worn the 9 in the Europa League this season. 45795958621077504 18 March 2026 Andy Carroll England ST yes 2011 05 31 1989 1 6 Newcastle United 2016 14 Milan Jovanović Serbia ST yes 2011 05 31 1981 4 18 Standard Liège 2013 24 David Ngog France ST yes 2011 05 31 1989 4 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2012 Squad statistics Appearances and goals As of 22 May 2011. Premier League UEFA Europa League FA Cup League Cup 2 Glen Johnson DF ENG 28 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 Paul Konchesky DF ENG 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Raul Meireles MF POR 32+1 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 5 Daniel Agger DF DEN 12+4 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 Fábio Aurélio DF BRA 7+7 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 7 Luis Suárez FW URU 12+1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Steven Gerrard MF ENG 20+1 4 1+1 4 1 0 0 0 9 Andy Carroll FW ENG 5+2 2 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 10 Joe Cole MF ENG 9+11 2 10+2 1 0 0 0 0 14 Milan Jovanović MF SRB 5+5 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 16 Sotirios Kyrgiakos DF GRE 10+6 2 9+2 0 0 0 1 0 17 Maxi Rodríguez MF ARG 24+4 10 4+2 0 1 0 0 0 18 Dirk Kuyt FW NED 32+1 13 6+1 2 1 0 0 0 21 Lucas MF BRA 32+1 0 9+3 1 1 0 1 0 22 Danny Wilson DF SCO 1+1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 23 Jamie Carragher DF ENG 28 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 24 David Ngog FW FRA 9+16 2 8+3 5 0+1 0 1 1 25 Pepe Reina GK ESP 38 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 26 Jay Spearing MF ENG 10+1 0 5+3 0 0 0 1 0 28 Christian Poulsen MF DEN 9+3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jonjo Shelvey MF ENG 0+15 0 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 34 Martin Kelly DF ENG 10+1 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 37 Martin Škrtel DF SVK 38 2 7+3 0 1 0 0 0 38 Jon Flanagan DF ENG 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Tom Ince FW ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 49 Jack Robinson DF ENG 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: 1 Diego Cavalieri GK BRA 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brad Jones GK AUS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Alberto Aquilani MF ITA 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 9 Fernando Torres FW ESP 22+1 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 12 Dani Pacheco FW ESP 0+1 0 2+3 0 0 0 1 0 19 Ryan Babel FW NED 1+8 1 6 1 0+1 0 1 0 20 Javier Mascherano MF ARG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Stephen Darby DF ENG 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 38 Lauri Dalla Valle FW FIN 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 39 Nathan Eccleston FW ENG 0+1 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+1 0 46 David Amoo FW ENG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 |} Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated on 9 May 2011 PositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueEuropa LeagueLeague CupFA CupTotal1NED 18Dirk Kuyt13200152ARG17Maxi Rodríguez10000103ESP 9Fernando Torres900094ENG 8Steven Gerrard44008FRA 24David Ngog25108 6POR 4Raul Meireles500057URU 7Luis Suárez400048ENG 10Joe Cole210039ENG2Glen Johnson20002ENG 9Andy Carroll20002SRB 14Milan Jovanović01102GRE 16Sotirios Kyrgiakos20002NED 19Ryan Babel11002SVK 37Martin Škrtel2000215BRA 21Lucas01001TOTALS58152075 Disciplinary record Updated 08/05/11 Lucas BRA 21 CM 0 1 9 Gerrard y ENG 8 CM 1 2 Cole y ENG 10 AM 1 1 Škrtel SVK 37 CB 9 Meireles y POR 4 CM 6 Torres y ESP 9 CF 6 Carragher ENG 23 CB 5 Johnson y ENG 2 DF 5 Reina ESP 25 GK 4 Rodríguez ARG 17 RW 3 Kuyt NED 18 FW 3 Poulsen y DEN 28 DM 3 Kelly ENG 34 CB 3 Kyrgiakos GRE 16 CB 2 Konchesky y ENG 3 DF 2 Ngog y FRA 24 CF 2 Aurélio y BRA 6 LB 2 Carroll y ENG 9 FW 2 Flanagan y ENG 38 RB 2 Suárez y URU 7 FW 1 Wilson y SCO 22 CB 1 Shelvey y ENG 33 CM 1 Robinson y ENG 49 LB 1 Jovanović y SRB 14 LW 1 Eccleston y ENG 39 FW 1 30 October 2010 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/squad_profiles/default.stm May 2010. 27 January 2011 January 2011 Team kit The home strip for the 2010–11 season was revealed on 8 April 2010 bearing the Standard Chartered logo.http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/stars-reveal-their-first-kits Stars reveal their first kits 2010-04-09 Liverpoolfc.tv Liverpool F.C. 2010-07-07 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 ENG Transfer Jonjo Shelvey CM 33 ENG y 1992 2 27 2010 5 10 Charlton Athletic ENG S 2014 £1,700,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Milan Jovanović FW 14 SER n 1981 4 18 2010 8 6 Standard Liège BEL S 2013 Free liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Danny Wilson CB 22 SCO y 1991 12 27 2010 7 20 Rangers SCO S 2014 £2,000,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Joe Cole AM 10 ENG y 1981 11 8 2010 7 19 Chelsea ENG S 2014 Free liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Christian Poulsen DM 28 DEN y 1980 2 28 2010 8 12 Juventus ITA S 2013 £4,500,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Brad Jones GK 1 AUS y 1982 3 19 2010 8 16 Middlesbrough ENG S 2013 £2,300,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Raul Meireles CM 4 POR y 1983 3 17 2010 8 28 Porto POR S 2014 £11,500,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Paul Konchesky LB 3 ENG y 1981 5 13 2010 8 16 Fulham ENG S 2014 £3,000,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Luis Suárez FW 7 URU y 1987 1 24 2011 1 31 Ajax NED W 2016 £22,700,000 liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Andy Carroll ST 9 ENG y 1989 1 06 2011 1 31 Newcastle United ENG W 2016 £35,000,000 liverpoolfc.com 31 January 2011 2010 August 2010 Reserves and Academy ENG Transfer Suso MF ESP y 1993 11 19 2010 08 31 Cádiz ESP S 2013 Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Yusuf Mersin GK TUR n 1994 09 23 2011 01 01 Millwall ENG W Undisclosed liverpoolfc.com ENG Transfer Jason Banton CF ENG y 1992 12 15 2011 01 12 Free agent none W May 2011 Free liverpoolfc.com 21 December 2010 December 2010 Total spending: £82,800,000 Out First Team ENG Released Diego Cavalieri GK 1 BRA n 1982 12 1 2010 8 23 Cesena ITA S liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Yossi Benayoun MF 15 ISR n 1980 5 5 2010 5 31 Chelsea ENG S £5,500,000 liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Albert Riera MF 11 ESP y 1982 4 15 2010 7 23 Olympiacos GRE S 2014 £4,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Javier Mascherano MF 20 ARG y 1984 6 8 2010 8 27 Barcelona ESP S £17,250,000 liverpoolfc.tv ENG Released Charles Itandje GK 30 FRA y 1982 11 2 2010 12 8 Atromitos GRE W liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Ryan Babel FW 19 NED y 1986 12 19 2011 1 25 1899 Hoffenheim GER W £5,800,000 liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Fernando Torres FW 9 ESP y 1984 03 20 2011 1 31 Chelsea ENG W £50,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv 31 January 2011 2011 August 2010 Reserves and Academy ENG Transfer Krisztián Németh FW 29 HUN y 1989 01 05 2010 08 25 Olympiacos GRE S £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv ENG Unknown Lauri Dalla Valle FW 37 FIN y 1991 09 14 2010 8 31 Fulham ENG S p/x liverpoolfc.tv ENG Contract expired Robbie Threlfall DF 38 ENG y 1988 11 28 2010 5 26 Bradford City ENG S Free liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Mikel San José DF 45 ESP y 1989 5 30 2010 5 20 Athletic Bilbao ESP S £2,600,000 Athletic Bilbao ENG Transfer Jordy Brouwer FW NED y 1988 02 26 2011 1 01 ADO Den Haag NED W Free liverpoolfc.tv ENG Contract expired Francis Durán MF ESP y 1988 04 28 2010 7 14 Free agent none S Free liverpoolfc.tv ENG Released Michael Ihiekwe DF ENG y 1992 11 20 2010 07 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers ENG S liverpoolfc.tv ENG Unknown Alex Kačaniklić MF SWE y 1991 08 13 2010 8 31 Fulham ENG S p/x liverpoolfc.tv ENG Nikolay Mihaylov Transfer y BUL GK 1988 02 28 2010 07 14 Twente NED S £1,000,000 liverpoolfc.tv ENG Contract expired Christopher Oldfield GK IRE y 1991 1 14 2010 5 26 Chester ENG S Free liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Victor Pálsson MF ISL y 1991 04 30 2011 1 28 Hibernian SCO W Free liverpoolfc.tv ENG Transfer Damien Plessis MF FRA y 1988 3 5 2010 8 31 Panathinaikos GRE S undisc liverpoolfc.tv ENG Unknown Vincent Weijl MF NED y 1990 11 11 2010 8 29 Eibar ESP S Free liverpoolfc.tv 22 December 2010 August 2010 Total income: £87,150,000 Loaned in #PosNat.PlayerFromStartEnd – MF HUN Ádám Hajdú HUN MTK Hungária 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 – MF ENG Conor Thomas ENG Coventry City 31 January 2011 30 June 2011 Loaned out #PosNat.PlayerToStartEnd 3 LB ENG Paul Konchesky ENG Nottingham Forest 31 January 2011 3 May 2011 4 CM ITA Alberto Aquilani ITA Juventus 21 August 2010 30 June 2011 22 LB ARG Emiliano Insúa TUR Galatasaray 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 27 RWB SUI Philipp Degen GER VfB Stuttgart 5 August 2010 30 June 2011 31 RW Morocco Nabil El Zhar GRE PAOK 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 32 RB ENG Stephen Darby ENG Notts County 1 November 2010 31 May 2011 39 ST ENG Nathan Eccleston ENG Charlton Athletic 13 January 2011 30 June 2011 40 CB ESP Daniel Ayala ENG Hull City 11 September 2010 1 January 2011 40 CB ESP Daniel Ayala ENG Derby County 11 February 2011 30 June 2011 42 GK HUN Péter Gulácsi ENG Tranmere Rovers 17 September 2010 24 November 2010 44 CM Iceland Victor Pálsson ENG Dagenham & Redbridge 4 November 2010 4 January 2011 45 LM ENG Tom Ince ENG Notts County 1 November 2010 3 January 2011 – LB FRA Chris Mavinga BEL Genk 1 January 2011 30 May 2011 – MF ENG Sean Highdale WAL Newtown 21 January 2011 15 May 2011 46 MF ENG David Amoo ENG MK Dons 25 January 2011 23 February 2011 46 MF ENG David Amoo ENG Hull City 28 February 2011 30 June 2011 1 GK AUS Brad Jones ENG Derby County 24 March 2011 30 June 2011 12 FW ESP Dani Pacheco ENG Norwich City 24 March 2011 30 June 2011 Totals Period Spending Income Loss/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 y Premier League 6th 14 Aug 2010 22 May 2011 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Round of 16 29 July 2010 17 March 2011 y Football League Cup 3rd round 3rd round 22 September 2010 FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 9 January 2011 22 May 2011 League table LIV Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result D/L/W/D/L/D/L/L/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/D/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/L/L Position 10/17/13/13/16/15/18/19/18/12/9/9/11/9/10/8/9/12/9/12/13/13/10/7/7/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/5/5/6/6 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 22 May 2011 competitive matches December 2010 Results summary 12 4 3 37 14 5 3 11 22 30 22 May 2011 Premier League August 2010 Games against the top six 3 1 1 9 4 1 1 3 5 9 Big Four games 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 1 4 4 Premier League 1 15 August 2010 16:00 BST Liverpool 1–1 Report Arsenal Cole 0 45Ngog 46Gerrard 75 Wilshere 41Rosický 85Reina 90+1 o.g.Koscielny 2 90+2 90+5 Liverpool Anfield 44,722 Martin Atkinson D 2 23 August 2010 20:00 BST Manchester City 3–0 Report Liverpool Barry 12Tevez 51 67 pen.Richards 58 Škrtel 4 Manchester City of Manchester Stadium 47,087 Phil Dowd L 3 29 August 2010 15:00 BST Liverpool 1–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Torres 66 Liverpool Anfield 41,194 Lee Probert W 4 12 September 2010 16:00 BST Birmingham City 0–0 Report Liverpool St Andrew's Birmingham 27,333 Mark Halsey D 5 19 September 2010 13:30 BST Manchester United 3–2 Report Liverpool Berbatov 42 59 84Rooney 57Evans 63Scholes 68O'Shea 69 Gerrard 64 pen. 70Ngog 66 Old Trafford Manchester 75,213 Howard Webb L 6 25 September 2010 15:00 BST Liverpool 2–2 Report Sunderland Kuyt 5Gerrard 64 Bent 25 pen. 48 Anfield Liverpool 43,626 Stuart Attwell D 7 3 October 2010 15:00 BST Liverpool 1–2 Report Blackpool Kyrgiakos 53 Adam 29 pen.Varney 45+2 Anfield Liverpool 43,156 Mike Jones L 8 17 October 2010 13:30 BST Everton 2–0 Report Liverpool Cahill 28, 34Arteta 50Beckford 76 Rodríguez 18Meireles 31Torres 88 Goodison Park Liverpool 39,673 Howard Webb L 9 24 October 2010 15:00 BST Liverpool 2–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Kyrgiakos 48Torres 53Rodríguez 67Meireles 82 Olsson 28Givet 28Carragher 51 o.g.Grella 90+4 Anfield Liverpool 43,328 Phil Dowd W 10 31 October 2010 16:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Report Liverpool Taylor 49Steinsson 89 Konchesky 21Škrtel 75Rodríguez 86 Reebok Stadium Bolton 25,171 Martin Atkinson W 11 7 November 2010 16:00 BST Liverpool 2–0 Report Chelsea Torres 11 44 Zhirkov 20 Anfield Liverpool 44,238 Howard Webb W 12 10 November 2010 19:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 1–1 Report Liverpool Rodallega 52 Torres 7 DW Stadium Wigan 16,754 Peter Walton D 13 13 November 2010 17:30 GMT Stoke City 2–0 Report Liverpool Fuller 56Jones 90+1 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,286 Mark Halsey L 14 20 November 2010 17:30 GMT Liverpool 3–0 Report West Ham United Johnson 18Kuyt 27 pen.Rodríguez 38 Liverpool Anfield 43,024 Lee Probert W 15 28 November 2010 16:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Report Liverpool Škrtel 65 o.g.Lennon 90+2 Škrtel 42 London White Hart Lane 36,310 Martin Atkinson L 16 6 December 2010 20:00 GMT Liverpool 3–0 Report Aston Villa Ngog 14Babel 16Rodríguez 55 Liverpool Anfield 39,079 Phil Dowd W 17 11 December 2010 17:30 GMT Newcastle United 3–1 Report Liverpool Nolan 15Barton 80Carroll 90+1 Kuyt 49 St. James' Park Newcastle 50,137 Lee Mason L 18 29 December 2010 20:00 GMT Liverpool 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ward 56 Liverpool Anfield 41,614 Peter Walton L 19 1 January 2011 15:00 GMT Liverpool 2–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Torres 49Cole 90+2 Davies 43 Liverpool Anfield 35,400 Kevin Friend W 20 5 January 2011 20:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Report Liverpool Olsson 32Benjani 38 57 Gerrard 81 Ewood Park Blackburn 24,522 Andre Marriner L 21 12 January 2011 20:00 GMT Blackpool 2–1 Report Liverpool Taylor-Fletcher 12Campbell 69 Torres 3 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 16,089 Michael Oliver L 16 January 2011 14:05 GMT 22 Liverpool 2–2 Report Everton Meireles 29Reina 53Torres 63Kuyt 68 pen., 89 Distin 46Beckford 49 Anfield Liverpool 44,795 Phil Dowd D 22 January 2011 12:45 GMT 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Report Liverpool Torres 36 90+1Meireles 50 Molineux Wolverhampton 28,869 Martin Atkinson W 26 January 2011 20:00 GMT 24 Liverpool 1–0 Report Fulham Pantsil 52 o.g. Anfield Liverpool 40,466 Lee Probert W 2 February 2011 20:00 GMT 25 Liverpool 2–0 Report Stoke City Meireles 47Suárez 79 Anfield Liverpool 40,254 Anthony Taylor W 6 February 2011 16:00 GMT 26 Chelsea 0–1 Report Liverpool Mikel 1 Meireles 69Lucas 74 Stamford Bridge London 41,829 Andre Marriner W 12 February 2011 15:00 GMT 27 Liverpool 1–1 Report Wigan Athletic Meireles 24 Gohouri 65 Anfield Liverpool 44,609 Kevin Friend D 27 February 2011 13:30 GMT 28 West Ham United 3–1 Report Liverpool Parker 22Ba 45Cole 90+1 Johnson 84 Upton Park London 34,941 Mark Halsey L 6 March 2011 13:30 GMT 29 Liverpool 3–1 Report Manchester United Kuyt 34 39 65Carragher 45+1Škrtel 45+5 van der Sar 45+2Rafael 45+5Scholes 83Hernández 90 Anfield Liverpool 44,753 Phil Dowd W 20 March 2011 13:30 GMT 30 Sunderland 0–2 Report Liverpool Kuyt 34 pen.Suárez 77 Stadium of Light Sunderland 47,207 Kevin Friend W 2 April 2011 15:00 BST 31 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Report Liverpool Brunt 62 pen. 88 pen. Škrtel 50 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 26,196 Martin Atkinson L 11 April 2011 20:00 BST 32 Liverpool 3–0 Report Manchester City Carroll 13 35Aurélio 27Kuyt 34 Anfield Liverpool 44,776 Mark Halsey W 17 April 2011 16:00 BST 33 Arsenal 1–1 Report Liverpool Van Persie 90+8 pen., 90+8Eboué 90+10 Flanagan 30Škrtel 34Shelvey 76Lucas 90+10Kuyt 90+12 pen. Emirates Stadium London 60,029 Andre Marriner D 23 April 2011 15:00 BST 34 Liverpool 5–0 Report Birmingham City Rodríguez 7 66 73Kuyt 23Cole 85 Anfield Liverpool 44,734 Howard Webb W 1 May 2011 12:00 BST 35 Liverpool 3–0 Report Newcastle United Rodríguez 10Kuyt 59 pen.Suárez 65 Anfield Liverpool 44,923 Peter Walton W 9 May 2011 20:00 BST 36 Fulham 2–5 Report Liverpool Dembélé 56Sidwell 86 Rodríguez 1 7 70Kuyt 16Suárez 75 Craven Cottage London 25,693 Lee Mason W 15 May 2011 16:00 BST 37 Liverpool 0–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Van der Vaart 9Modrić 56 pen. Anfield Liverpool 44,893 Howard Webb L 22 May 2011 16:00 BST 38 Aston Villa 1–0 Report Liverpool Downing 33 Villa Park Birmingham 42,785 Lee Probert L UEFA Europa League Qualifying Third qualifying round Q3 L1 29 July 2010 20:45 CEST Rabotnički MKD 0–2 Report ENG Liverpool Ngog 17 58 Skopje, Macedonia Philip II Arena 23,000 Antonio Damato (Italy) W Q3 L2 5 August 2010 20:45 CEST Liverpool ENG 2–0 4–0 Report MKD Rabotnički Ngog 21 Gerrard 40 pen. Liverpool Anfield 31,202 Peter Sippel (Germany) W Play-off Round PO L1 19 August 2010 20:45 CEST Liverpool ENG 1–0 Report TUR Trabzonspor Babel 45+1 Liverpool Anfield 40,941 Thomas Einwaller (Austria) W PO L2 26 August 2010 19:30 CEST Trabzonspor TUR 1–2 1–3 Report ENG Liverpool Gutiérrez 4 Kaçar 83 o.g. Kuyt 88 Trabzon, Turkey Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium 21,065 Ivan Bebek (Croatia) W Group stage Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsENG Liverpool624083+510ITA Napoli614189−17ROU Steaua București6132911−26NED Utrecht605157−25 GS R1 16 September 2010 21:05 CEST Liverpool ENG 4–1 Report ROU Steaua București Cole 1Ngog 55 pen. 90+1Lucas 81 Tănase 13 Liverpool Anfield 25,605 César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) W GS R2 30 September 2010 19:00 CEST Utrecht NED 0–0 Report ENG Liverpool Utrecht, Netherlands Stadion Galgenwaard 23,662 Duarte Gomes (Portugal) D GS R3 21 October 2010 19:00 CEST Napoli ITA 0–0 Report ENG Liverpool Naples, Italy Stadio San Paolo 55,489 Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany) D GS R4 4 November 2010 21:05 CET Liverpool ENG 3–1 Report ITA Napoli Gerrard 75 88 pen. 89 Lavezzi 28 Liverpool Anfield 33,895 Fredy Fautrel (France) W GS R5 2 December 2010 19:00 CET Steaua București ROU 1–1 Report ENG Liverpool Bonfim 61 Jovanović 19 Bucharest, Romania Stadionul Steaua 9,500 Bulent Yıldırım (Turkey) D GS R6 15 December 2010 21:05 CET Liverpool ENG 0–0 Report NED Utrecht Liverpool Anfield 37,800 Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) D Knockout rounds 2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase Round of 32 First Leg 17 February 2011 21:05 CET Sparta Prague CZE 0–0 Report ENG Liverpool Prague, Czech Republic Generali Arena 17,564 Florian Meyer (Germany) D Second Leg 24 February 2011 19:00 CET Liverpool ENG 1–0 1–0 Report CZE Sparta Prague Kuyt 86 Liverpool Anfield 42,949 Milorad Mažić (Serbia) W Round of 16 First Leg 10 March 2011 19:00 CET Braga POR 1–0 Report ENG Liverpool Alan 18 pen. Braga, Portugal Estádio AXA 12,991 Serge Gumienny (Belgium) L Second Leg 17 March 2011 21:05 CET Liverpool ENG 0–0 0–1 Report POR Braga Liverpool Anfield 37,494 Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) D Last updated: 17 March 2011Source: Liverpool F.C. FA Cup R3 9 January 2011 13:30 GMT Manchester United 1–0 Report Liverpool Giggs 2 pen.Fletcher 9Anderson 64 Gerrard 0 32 Manchester Old Trafford 74,727 Howard Webb L League Cup R3 22 September 2010 20:00 BST Liverpool 2 – 2 yes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9010076.stm Northampton Town Jovanović 9 Ngog 116 56 McKay 98 Jacobs Liverpool Anfield 22,577 Anthony Taylor L 2–4 Ngog Shelvey Agger Eccleston Guinan Thornton Davis Jacobs Osman Pre-season 17 July 2010 18:00 BST Al-Hilal P – P Report Liverpool Altach, Austria Cashpoint Arena P 21 July 2010 18:30 BST Grasshopper 0–0 Report Liverpool Zug, Switzerland Herti Allmend Stadion D 24 July 2010 15:15 BST 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Report Liverpool Mitsanski 32 Kaiserslautern, Germany Fritz Walter Stadion L 1 August 2010 13:30 BST Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Report Liverpool Matmour 8 Mönchengladbach, Germany Borussia-Park L Other Jamie Carragher Testimonial 4 September 2010 14:00 BST Liverpool XI 4–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100907191820/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/carra-on-target-in-derby-win Everton XI García Carragher pen. Eccleston Cole Carragher pen. / o.g. Liverpool Anfield 35,361 James McCartny W Last updated: 21 July 2010Source: Liverpool F.C. Reserves Updated 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. 30 ESP MF Suso 31 ENG MF Raheem Sterling 35 ENG DF Conor Coady 36 ENG DF Steven Irwin 38 ENG DF Jon Flanagan 39 ENG FW Nathan Eccleston 40 ESP DF Daniel Ayala 41 DEN GK Martin Hansen 43 AUS GK Dean Bouzanis until 30 April 2011 44 ESP DF Emmanuel Mendy 45 ENG MF Tom Ince 46 ENG FW David Amoo 47 ENG DF Andre Wisdom 48 ARG MF Gerardo Bruna 49 ENG DF Jack Robinson — ENG GK Deale Chamberlain — FRA DF Chris Mavinga on loan to Genk — CZE DF Jakub Sokolík — SCO MF Alex Cooper — ENG MF Conor Thomas on loan from Coventry City — ENG MF Michael Roberts — DEN FW Nikola Sarić Academy (Under-18s) The following players played for the team during the Premier Academy League 2010–11 Ages are as of July, 2010. Updated 14 January 2011. PlayerDOBPositionInternational capsProfile3rd 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)HUNKrisztián Adorján2010 7 1 1993 1 19 yFWHUN Capped at Under-17 levelhttps://www.uefa.com/errors/notfound The official website for European football UEFA 24 December 2021 5 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210305113252/https://www.uefa.com/errors/notfound deadViewENGJason Bantonhttp://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/reds-sign-ex-gunners-starlet Reds sign ex-Gunners starlet Liverpool F.C. 14 January 2011 14 January 20112010 7 1 1992 12 15 yFWENG Capped at Under-17 levelViewENGKarl Clair2010 7 1 1992 09 30 yMF–ViewENGConor Coady2010 7 1 1993 02 25 yDFENG Capped at Under-18 levelViewISLKristján Emilsson2010 7 1 1993 04 26 yMFISL Capped at Under-19 levelViewENGJon Flanagan2010 7 1 1993 01 21 yDF–ViewHUNÁdám Hajdú (on loan from MTK Hungária)2010 7 1 1993 1 16 yMFHUN Capped at Under-17 level–ENGMichael Ihiekwe2010 7 1 1992 11 20 yDF–ViewENGMatthew McGiveron2010 7 1 1992 09 03 yDF–ViewENGMichael Ngoo2010 7 1 1992 10 23 yFWENG Capped at Under-19 levelViewENGCraig Roddan2010 7 1 1993 04 22 yMF–ViewGERStephen Sama2010 7 1 1993 3 5 yDFGER Capped at Under-17 levelViewENGAndre Wisdom2010 7 1 1993 05 09 yDF/MFENG Capped at Under-19 levelView1st Year Academy (born on or after 1 September 1993)ENGPeter Aylmer2010 7 1 1994 02 12 yDF–ViewENGTyrell Belford2010 7 1 1994 5 6 yGKENG Capped at Under-16 levelViewENGLewis Hatch2010 7 1 1993 09 04 yMF–ViewENGAdam Morgan2010 7 1 1994 04 21 yFWENG Capped at Under-17 levelViewDRCHenoc Mukendi2010 7 1 1993 11 20 yFWViewHUNPatrik Poór2010 7 1 1993 11 15 yDFHUN Capped at Under-17 levelhttps://www.uefa.com/under17/match/304683--slovakia-vs-hungary/?referrer=%2funder17%2fmatches%2fseason%3d2010%2fround%3d15346%2fmatch%3d304683%2findex Slovakia-Hungary UEFAViewENGJack Robinson2010 7 1 1993 9 1 yDFENG Capped at Under-18 level–IREJoseph Rafferty2010 7 1 1993 10 06 yDFIRE Capped at Under-18 levelViewENGMatthew Regan2010 7 1 1994 02 22 yDFENG Capped at Under-17 levelViewPORToni Silva2010 7 1 1993 9 15 yMFPOR Capped at Under-17 levelViewENGBrad Smith2010 7 1 1994 04 09 yDF–ViewENGJamie Stephens2010 7 1 1993 8 25 yGKViewENGJosh Sumner2010 7 1 1994 01 03 yFW–ViewENGTom Walsh2010 7 1 1994 03 23 yMF–ViewUnknown statusCZEJakub Sokolík2010 7 1 1993 8 28 yDFCZE Capped at Under-16 level–PORGonçalo Filipe Gonçalves Serras Ribeiro2010 7 1 1994 02 23 yFW–Notable Under 16sENGJordan LusseyDFCalled-up at Under-17 levelhttp://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players?p=348075 https://web.archive.org/web/20120713114447/https://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/L/jordan-lussey 2012-07-13 Jordan Lussey–ENGDave Moli2010 7 1 1994 11 30 yFWCalled-up at Under-17 levelhttp://www.thefa.com/play-football/results?p.Gender=f&p.DisabilityType=Partially%20Sighted&p.Distance=1&Map=1&p.ProviderType=14-2 The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team The Football Association www.thefa.com–ENGRaheem Sterling2010 7 1 1994 12 18 yMFENG Capped at Under-17 level–PORIaia Embarlo2010 7 1 1996 08 18 yFW–– Notes lower-alpha References External links 2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season at Official Site 2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season at ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20100817214203/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/results?id=364&cc=5739 17 August 2010 2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season at LFCHistory https://web.archive.org/web/20100616225249/http://www.lfchistory.net/seasongames.asp?Season_id=120 16 June 2010 2010-11 Category:2010–11 Premier League by team Category:2010–11 UEFA Europa League participants seasons