How Liverpool went from champions to a rebuild in the space of one season

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Just 13 months later, Slot had been sacked, Liverpool finished in fifth place and the champions were in for another big shake-up. A title-winning team changed too quickly The Liverpool team's triumph last season had appeared to be proof of a seamless move away from Jürgen Klopp and towards Slot in 2024-25.

Liverpool did try to defend a title, and they were also bringing in a vastly different attack and new full-backs. Liverpool started the league season with a five-match winning streak, but then experienced a run of bad luck.

Opponents could be seen multiple times getting in on the edge of the box and Liverpool's defence broke down completely, the attack was not as ruthless as it had been in the championship-winning season, and they were also a long way short of form. One year ago, Liverpool were considered England's best team.