The importance of Champions League qualification has been underlined after Liverpool achieved a financial first ahead of Manchester United.
The Reds have moved up from seventh to third place in the latest Deloitte Football Money League, the annual independent profile of the highest revenue-generating clubs in the world. It is their highest position in the rankings since they were first introduced after the 1996/97 season.
Deloitte have calculated Liverpool as having earned €701.7m (£594.3m according to the exchange rate used in the report) during the 2021/22 campaign - an increase of 27% on the previous year's figure (€550.4m), which was for a campaign largely played behind closed doors due to the pandemic.
