“Season Ends With ‘Wild’ Send-Off”

The media were pleased to see the end of Liverpool’s 2022/23 season, following a 4-4 draw with Southampton that summed up their campaign. Jurgen Klopp’s men had nothing to play for at St Mary’s on Sunday and it showed, with the match almost resembling a training session at times. Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino fired Liverpool into a 2-0 lead, but some awful defending saw Saints lead 4-2 soon after the break. The Reds did at least battle their way to a final-day point, with Cody Gakpo and Jota both scoring, but it wasn’t exactly a result to be proud of. There weren’t exactly positive reviews on show for the Reds, with Mark Jones of the Mirror not enamoured by some of the defending at St Mary’s. Taking to Twitter, This Is Anfield’s Matt Ladson was under no illusions when it came to assessing a terrible campaign, noting 14 defeats, 5th place, lowest points under Klopp, out both domestic cups in 4th round, out CL in 1st knockout round. This was an unmitigated failure of a season for Liverpool, not achieving even close to any of the pre-season targets or expectations. This Is Anfield’s Mark Delgado focused on James Milner and Firmino, on an emotional day for both, while the Mail’s Isaan Khan felt their farewell was more important than the actual result. Jones did admit the fact that Milner and Firmino starting, along with other fringe players, played a part in a crazy scoreline. On Twitter, Joel Rabinowitz looked ahead to a vital summer at Anfield, noting that Liverpool simply cannot afford to waste another transfer window failing to address key parts of the squad. Finally, Delgado tried to look ahead positively to next term, hoping for a long and much-required rest for some who have looked well off the pace for too long. Enjoy the summer off, Reds, and let’s hope we don’t see another 10 months like these any time soon.