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Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Wataru Endo on the Liverpool team bus during the Premier League trophy parade on May 26 2025(Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Done and dusted.

Having challenged on four fronts all the way up to the start of February, Liverpool were more than content with romping home to a record-equalling 20th championship with the Premier League title secured in the first season under head coach Arne Slot.

Not all players, though, impressed quite as much as others, with the difficulties of some squad members adjusting to new roles and methods apparent, along with signs of fatigue in the closing months of the campaign.

The ECHO has rated Liverpool's squad throughout the 56 games they played in all competitions this season, marking them out of 10 for every appearance in which they played for at least 15 minutes.

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Even a slightly underwhelming end to the season couldn't detract from the fact Mohamed Salah (7.12) has been outstanding overall with 34 goals and 23 assists in 52 appearances telling the story.

Virgil van Dijk (6.98) has led by example as skipper with under-par performances few and far between, while Alisson Becker (6.91) has once again demonstrated why he is arguably the world's greatest goalkeeper.

The displays of Caoimhin Kelleher (6.85) have underlined the value of having a top keeper understudy with the Irishman worthy of his imminent exit to join a club as first-choice between the sticks, while Joe Gomez (6.79) suggested his long absence through injury was a significant blow.

Alexis Mac Allister (6.78) was perhaps Liverpool's best player in the second half of the season, with his defensive midfield colleague Ryan Gravenberch (6.76) having been a revelation before Christmas until closer attention from opponents and tiredness affected his game.

Cody Gakpo (6.74) overcame a slow start and was in superb nick until an injury at Everton in February which appeared to affect him for longer than may have been expected.

Still, 18 goals was another impressive return.

Luis Diaz (6.68) rotated with Gakpo on the left flank and also carved a niche as a temporary number nine.

As is often the case, the Colombian opened and ended the season in particularly strong form.

Curtis Jones (6.66) may have been fourth choice in midfield but regularly impressed when given the opportunity and highlighted his versatility by featuring on the left wing and as a false number nine at various points in the season.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.63) had spells where he reached top form as he adjusted his game under Slot, while Dominik Szoboszlai (6.62) was overall more consistent than during his debut campaign having largely featured as a number 10.

Ibrahima Konate (6.51) was excellent in the opening months but struggled to maintain his level from February onwards and although Conor Bradley (6.50) found life a little more difficult at times, there was still sufficient promise from the young right-back.

Both Wataru Endo (6.47) and Harvey Elliott (6.44) would have wanted far more minutes in midfield but were more than capable in their cameos.

Jarell Quansah (6.35) was unfortunate that much of his playing time came when not alongside Virgil van Dijk, although he was more encouraging when given opportunities in the closing weeks.

Diogo Jota (6.31) started the season as the first-choice number nine and scored the first goal of the Slot era, but never really truly recovered momentum after a bad injury in October despite the occasional important strike.

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The respective campaigns of Andy Robertson (6.30) and Kostas Tsimikas (6.23) both highlighted why Liverpool are in the market for a new left-back this summer even if the former did post some good performances during the second half of the season.

And Darwin Nunez (6.19) rarely gave the impression he was fully convinced by what was being asked of him under Slot.

He will, though, always have Brentford away.

The remainder of the squad didn't feature enough to be considered for inclusion, with Federico Chiesa averaging a rating of 5.60 for his nine scoring appearances, maybe pointing to the reason he didn't play often.


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