Liverpool Player of the Season 2023-24 power rankings: Every Reds player rated as Dominik Szoboszlai lays claim to Mohamed Salah's throne
VAR controversy aside, Jurgen Klopp will be pleased with how his side's campaign is going — but who has been his top performer to date?
Liverpool should probably be sitting top of the Premier League right now. At the very least, their unbeaten record should still be intact. However, they were beaten at Tottenham on Saturday because of a terrible own goal from Joel Matip and some even worse officiating.
Nonetheless, the controversy caused by VAR in north London should not detract from what has been a hugely encouraging start to the 2023-24 campaign for a side that finished fifth last season. Their defence remains a cause for concern — only one clean sheet so far — but the attack is living up to its billing as the deepest in Europe, with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz all contributing at least three goals so far.
Are Liverpool really strong enough to challenge for Manchester City's title? Perhaps not, but if the players can move on from last week's bitter defeat at Spurs — and avoid any serious injuries — a return to the Champions League, and a cup triumph, does not look beyond Jurgen Klopp's rejuvenated side.
But who needs to step up their game? And who has to maintain a promising start? Below, GOAL has rated every Liverpool player's performance so far to figure out who should be the frontrunners for the club's Player of the Season award...
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