To say Liverpool’s current fortunes are a slight contrast to those of twelve months ago would be a vast understatement.
Having survived a temporary wobble in late December 2021, which saw the Reds surrender significant ground to Manchester City in the title race and ultimately drop seven points in little under two weeks, Jurgen Klopp’s men would string together a run of 10 consecutive Premier League wins and consequently not sacrifice a single point until their highly anticipated visit to the Etihad in early April 2022.
At the core of such a momentous revival was Sadio Mane, who - after an extended amount of soul searching during the first half of the campaign - finally found his feet at Anfield once more as he was rejuvenated following a genius tactical tweak from the Liverpool manager.
