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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jonathan Wilson in Paris

The great teams grasp the moment: Liverpool are still short of that title

Jürgen Klopp consoles the Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, after the defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Jürgen Klopp consoles the Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, after the defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

So what next? Where do Liverpool go from here? This was a season that came agonisingly close to perfection. One fewer goal for Manchester City or one more goal for Aston Villa on the final day of the season and the league title would have been Liverpool’s. One fewer save from Thibaut Courtois and they would have taken the Champions League final into extra time.

The Quadruple has never been so close for any club and yet Liverpool achieved no more than to match the feat of Arsenal in 1992-93 and, with all due respect to Steve Morrow, John Jensen and Andy Linighan, nobody talks about them as one of the greatest sides of all time.

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