Liverpool underwent a massive overhaul of the first team squad in summer 2025 after capturing a 20th league title the previous season.

Regular starters Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez all moved onto pastures new, with big signings drafted in to strengthen the starting lineup: Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.

Liverpool also snapped up Parma wonderkid Giovanni Leoni and shuffled their goalkeeping ranks with Giorgi Mamardashvili and Freddie Woodman brought in as backup options to Alisson Becker, while squad options Jarell Quansah, Ben Gannon-Doak, Caoimhin Kelleher and Tyler Morton all left on permanent deals.

Of course, the club was also shook by the death of Diogo Jota, a core member of the title-winning squad, in July.

The upheaval of the 2025-26 season resulted in a major drop-off in results and performances for the Reds, the causes and consequences of which will continue to be unpacked for the remainder of the season - and possibly beyond.

But with several first-team players' contract situations up in the air, key players entering the twilight of their careers, and plenty...