At the halfway point in liverpool’s 2023/24 season, the club is doing a fantastic job. Here’s a look at how it compares to their premier league counterparts. Liverpool is now at the halfway point of the premier league season. The reds have played 19 games and it could not have gone much better for them. Jurgen klopp’s squad is firmly in the title race, just ahead of title-favourites manchester city. That’s despite a summer change that saw many key players leave and a slew of new, young options join the fray. Liverpool wasted no time putting the team together, and the premier league title is on their agenda. This is a team that could resurrect itself in the second half of the season as the new signings gain more experience.
This is already one of the best starts to a premier league season liverpool has ever seen, which makes it so exciting. On x, freelance writer andrew beasley pointed out this, indicating that this is the reds’ fourth-most points at the halfway mark. They’ve collected 42 points in 19 games. Only the 2019/20 season (where liverpool dropped two points to boast 55), the 2018/19 (51) and 2016/17 (43) seasons beat it. The reds were the only ones to fail in the second half of the season, failing to maintain their pace. Of course, that was klopp’s first full season. Liverpool is certainly encouraging, considering that they will be disappointed not to be the third-best team. They’re only one point worse off than they were in 2016 – they’d be ahead if trent alexander-arnold’s late goal against manchester united had been squeezed past the post, for example. Or, if the var against tottenham hotspur had been anything but effective. That would have lifted them, too.
However, this is especially encouraging due to the nature of the game, as we’ve already mentioned. Liverpool is still so young and inexperienced in areas, particularly midfield. The number of draws has already highlighted this, with them having drawn six games, the bulk of which should have been victories. The second half of the campaign should be even better, and this is already the fourth-best season the reds have had in the premier league at this stage.
