A year ago, no one was excited about Liverpool and the fanbase was ready to panic.
The club just lost its beloved and iconic manager, Jürgen Klopp. They were coming off a bounce-back season where they were top of the table in April, but a slew of injuries pulled them back into third place, behind Manchester City and Arsenal, by the time the campaign was over. And yet, somehow, the response to this near-victory and a new coach from ownership was: "Let's just run it back."
After being turned down by Real Sociedad midfielder Martín Zubimendi right before the contracts were due to be signed, Liverpool ended the summer transfer window by signing Giorgi Mamardashvili, a goalkeeper who wouldn't even be joining until this summer, and Federico Chiesa, an affordable former uber-prospect who would, at best, play backup minutes behind Mohamed Salah.