Liverpool head into the weekend ready for the League Cup final, on the back of financial results being reported, another big midweek win and an almost fully-fit squad to choose from.
Reds reveal financial results from BCD season
Turns out, no fans coming into the stadium all year can really hit the finances. Who knew?! Although, that was only in one area of Liverpool’s income – and overall it didn’t have as much of an impact as it might have done.
Despite a 95% reduction in matchday income, the total revenue deficit for 2020/21 was just £3m compared to the previous 12 months, £487m in total. The club’s loss before tax was under £5m and wages are down too by over £10m – while the (then-)new kit deal with Nike saw record sales for the Reds.
The word from the club was positive, despite the obvious setback of Covid during this period.
“Despite navigating through a very challenging and uncertain period, overall revenue remained flat, demonstrating the underlying financial strength of the business.
“It’s been an unprecedented time on and off the pitch. Our men’s team winning our 19th league title was a truly fantastic achievement, but not having supporters in the stadium to share the moment was not how we wanted it to be.”
The full details of our financial results can be read right here.
Team news ahead of Wembley
- Caoimhin Kelleher will be in goal we already know; Klopp says it was an “easy” call to leave the Irishman as No1 and both Hendo and Lijnders have praised the stand-in ‘keeper’s qualities
- Jurgen Klopp also paid tribute to three youngsters at the club who have particularly helped the Reds reach the final, even though they’re now not in contention to feature
- Diogo Jota is still not “ruled out” by the team to feature on Sunday, though he’s only just working on changes of direction and a little ball work. Firmino, however, is out
Latest Liverpool FC news
- Jordan Henderson says the Reds will do everything to pick up the trophy at Wembley, while we’ve picked out six key things from Lijnders‘ pre-match press conference
- Both the Reds pair were also questioned on world events and gave their opinion on the “awful” war in Ukraine, backing the decision to move the Champions League final out of Russia
- And finally, it’ll be all on the travelling supporters to provide the backdrop to victory at Liverpool South this weekend – to to start to erase the “scar” of winning the title without them
Latest Premier League chat
- Marcelo Bielsa says he’s very worried about Leeds‘ form but won’t quit after the 6-0 battering at Anfield. Don’t worry mate we do that to a few teams
- Jonathan David is wanted by both Newcastle and Arsenal this summer, which is probably nice for the bank balance but not so much for the aim of winning trophies in the next couple of years
- Manuel Akanji is the centre-back Man United have decided they’ll replace eleventy-billion pound captain Harry Maguire with after another season of struggling to change direction without looking like a riverbarge stuck on a rock
Tweet of the day and match of the night
Hey, Hendo. GIVE US ANOTHER SHUFFLY FEET DANCE ON SUNDAY!
Henderson: "It's been a rollercoaster ride so far, but lots of good moments, lots of good memories in there. For me, the focus is always the same: it's just to try to improve every single day, try to give my everything for this football club."
— This Is Anfield (@thisisanfield) February 25, 2022
Tonight’s late fixture is Saints vs Norwich which should be decent. Or, you can watch our Champions League opponents Inter labour to a 2-1 win away at Genoa. The choice is yours, it’s Friday!
