Jurgen Klopp’s seismic announcement at the start of 2024 threatened to derail Liverpool ’s stability as the club had to come to terms with losing their greatest manager of the modern era. Fast forward to the end of 2024 and it couldn’t be going much better. Klopp’s replacement Arne Slot has led his side to the top of both the Premier League and Champions League and they are also Carabao Cup semi-finalists .
The Athletic looks back at the ups and downs of Liverpool’s 2024. Best moment..
. and best game At the start of the 2023-24 season, if you had been told Liverpool would finish the Carabao Cup final with Jayden Danns , James McConnell , Bobby Clark and Jarell Quansah on the pitch, many would have been too fearful to ask what the final score was. Instead, the 1-0 extra-time victory over Chelsea , sealed by Virgil van Dijk ’s 118th-minute header, was one of the most memorable moments of Klopp’s reign.
Because of an injury crisis that left Liverpool without a number of key players, Klopp had been left to throw academy players in at the deep end. ‘Klopp’s Kids’ did more than just step up. They excelled.
Klopp described it as “the most special trophy” he had ever won. It is hard to disagree given how the odds were stacked against Liverpool. It captured everything that Klopp had built during his eight-and-a-half years in charge.
Worst moment Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals still causes many fans’ blood to boil. Entering the ga.
