“The decline has been stark. Liverpool are 25 points adrift of the 84 they accumulated when winning the Premier League title last season. Their current tally of 60 league goals scored is 28 fewer than in 2024-25, and works out at 1.67 per game, the club’s lowest rate since 2015-16 (1.66). At the other end, Arne Slot’s fourth-placed side have already conceded 48 times — seven more than last season. If they ship three goals over their remaining two matches, it will become Liverpool’s worst defensive return in a 38-game Premier League season. This was always likely to be a difficult campaign following the death of Diogo Jota in July. Liverpool were the only club with grief counsellors at their training complex throughout pre-season, a backdrop that can’t be overlooked when assessing the past nine months. …”
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