How exactly do Liverpool play football?

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When a club wins the league it’s rare to see too much change. But Liverpool are a team in transition.

After bringing in only Federico Chiesa in the summer of 2024, they have spent £420m on eight players and overseen one of the most ambitious evolutions in 2025.

On paper they now have a squad that look unbeatable, but what’s actually changed? How exactly this Liverpool team will play football?

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Written by Kaya Kaynak, Jon Mackenzie and Alex Barker. Illustrated by Henry Cooke.

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