The 2014–15 season was

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's 123rd season in existence and their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was also the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with the Premier League, Liverpool also competed in the FA Cup,

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and UEFA Champions League (which they entered for the first time since 2009–10). Having finished third in their group, Liverpool subsequently dropped down to the UEFA Europa League.

Season review

Hopes were high at Liverpool, after a miraculous title run the previous season had seen them finish runners-up to eventual champions

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. Following the sale of star striker Luis Suárez in the summer, the club spent £117 million on 10 new arrivals to Anfield. Expectations were high as the new season started. However, it did not take time for things to slowly unravel. Liverpool only accumulated 26 points from a possible 57, equalling their worst league start for 50 years - ending the calendar year in 8th. They also bowed out of the Champions League at the first hurdle, finishing 3rd in their group. Despite this awful spell, the ''Reds'' eventually recovered after the New Year, and embarked on a 12-match unbeaten run, lifting hopes of Champions League qualification. However, Liverpool then suffered another poor run, which saw them win just twice in their last eight games. This killed off their hopes of Champions League qualification for the following season, although they did seal Europa League qualification for 2015–16 courtesy of Arsenal's 4–0 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup Final. The ''Reds'' reached both the FA Cup and Capital One Cup semi-finals, where they lost

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and Chelsea, respectively. This was also captain

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's final season at the club due to the expiration of his contract, ending his 17-year spell at Liverpool. Raheem Sterling was sold to Manchester City for £50m in May.

First team

:''As it stood on 24 May 2015''

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

Transfer summary

Expenditure Summer: £117,000,000 Winter: £0 Total: £117,000,000 Income Summer: £73,000,000 Winter: £5,700,000 Total: £78,700,000 Total Summer: £43,550,000 Winter: £5,700,000 Total: £38,300,000

Reserves team and Academy team

For more information on Liverpool's Reserve squad and The Academy see

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Friendlies

Pre-season

International Champions Cup

Competitions

Overall

Overview

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Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

=Round of 32

Squad statistics

Appearances

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Javier Manquillo Javier Manquillo Gaitán (born 5 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Celta. Developed at Atlético Madrid, he played only 17 matches with the first team, spending most of his time in the r ...

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Goalscorers

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Disciplinary record

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Awards

Liverpool Players awards

The Players' Awards were held on 19 May at the

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. * Liverpool Player's Player of the Year Award: Philippe Coutinho * Liverpool Supporter's Player of the Year Award: Philippe Coutinho * Liverpool Supporter's Young Player of the Year Award: Raheem Sterling * Goal of the Season Award: Philippe Coutinho for his long range strike v Southampton, February 22. * Performance of the Year: Philippe Coutinho v Manchester City, March 1 *

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* Academy Players' Player of the Year:

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* Lifetime Achievement Award: Ron Yeats and Ian St John

Liverpool ''Player of the Month'' award

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References

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