The 52nd and final game of a difficult campaign is now in full view as Liverpool's Premier League season ends at Southampton on Sunday afternoon.
Barring a collapse for Manchester United, which requires them to lose to both Chelsea and Fulham at home this week, Jurgen Klopp's side are heading back to the Europa League.
It hasn't been anything like what Reds fans had hoped for when the campaign got underway in August but they do at least approach the end of it all in good form having won seven in an unbeaten stretch that now sits at 10 games.
