Thiago Alcantara reality emerges as Luis Diaz change made clear for Liverpool

Two out of four ain't bad. The quadruple may have been just out of reach - certainly, nobody in English football history has got closer - but Liverpool had plenty to celebrate this season.

The FA Cup and Carabao Cup were secured as Jurgen Klopp's side also took the Premier League title race into the final 10 minutes of the season, despite it looking like Manchester City had the title in the bag from as early as mid-January.

The Champions League final was reached for a third time in five years only for events off the field to contribute to a disappointing 1-0 reverse to Spanish giants and European Super League enthusiasts Real Madrid.

The ECHO has been rating Liverpool's players throughout their 63 games this season, marking them out of 10 for every appearance in which they played for at least 15 minutes.

Here, then, we assess the campaign of each player, using their average ratings as a guide. Prepare for some surprises.

In terms of regular starters throughout the campaign, just about remained ahead of the rest despite an obvious dip in form following his return from the Africa Cup of Nations. With 31 goals and 16 assists in 51 outings, he is a deserved winner of the ECHO player of the year award - at least in terms of our ratings.

The Egyptian was narrowly ahead of whose Golden Glove award underlined his position as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and the Spaniard particularly outstanding from February onwards including a perfect 10 in the home Premier League win against Manchester United.

demonstrated his growing promise with more game time during the second half of the season, while was consistently Liverpool's best player having returned from the AFCON as a winner and the tournament's best player. was