Liverpool recorded landmark financial first over Man Utd in 2021/22

FT Desk

5 Sep 2022 14:30 CDT
3 min read

Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool, 2022-23 — © ProShots

Liverpool have finished above Manchester United for the three of the last five Premier League seasons, but 2021/22 was the first time they outstripped their great rivals off the pitch.

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English clubs are set to release their annual accounts, with United's wage bill from last season soaring to £400 million last season despite the club enduring their worst ever points total of the Premier League era.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the club from Juventus last summer and duly picked up a basic salary of £515,385 per week. His 18 goals couldn't fire United into the Champions League, though, with the Red Devils limping to a sixth-place finish.

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Liverpool were runners-up to champions Manchester City, and finished 34 points clear of United. They also earned more 3.6 per cent more than them if the latest figures from Off The Pitch Revenues are to be believed.

"United's revenues have been surpassed by Liverpool for the first time since the introduction of the Premier League, according to financial experts," report the Daily Mail.

Record revenues at Anfield

"Football finance analysts Off The Pitch Revenues have estimated that revenues at Anfield will reach a club-record £602.1million last season - £20.7m higher than United's predicted revenues of £581.4m."

Liverpool's revenues climbed dramatically after winning the Premier League and reaching the Champions League final over the time in question.

The report also highlighted that City's revenues are set to outdo United's, with the Old Trafford club slipping to third in England by that measure for the first time since such data was collected.

Premier League spending on players topped £2.2 billion this summer, but it was underpinned by the previous year's revenues which are expected to be reported at £5.4b.

"If you look at the revenue generated by the clubs, the message is overarchingly positive in terms of how they've come through the pandemic," said Deloitte’s Tim Bridge.