Liverpool went from Premier League champions with 84 points to finishing fifth with 60 points, entering Champions League qualification only on goal difference. Mohamed Salah was the league’s top scorer in the title-winning season, and Arne Slot’s side had been the runaway story. In the following season, Liverpool’s points swing of -24 was among the worst in the Premier League. Manchester United reversed fortunes, improving by +29 points to finish third with 71 points after a 15th-place finish with 42 points the prior year. The turnaround was driven by Michael Carrick’s appointment on January 13, where he won 11 of 16 league games and delivered more points than any other manager during that period.
"Liverpool and Man United's stunning role reversal The graphic tells you everything you need to know. Liverpool's points swing of -24 from 2024-25 to 2025-26 is one of the worst of any club in the Premier League this season. Manchester United's swing of +29 is the best. Put them together and you have a 53-point gulf between the fortunes of English football's two most decorated clubs, a reversal of fortune with very few parallels in the modern era of the sport."
"Last season, Liverpool won the title with 84 points. Mohamed Salah finished as the league's top scorer. Arne Slot's side were the runaway story of the campaign. This season, they limped to the finish line with 60 points, finishing fifth and scraping into Champions League football only on goal difference in the final weeks."
"Manchester United's trajectory has gone in the exact opposite direction. After finishing 15th with just 42 points in 2024-25, their lowest league position since 1989-90 and their worst points haul since the three-points-for-a-win system was introduced, they end this campaign in third place with 71 points, back in the Champions League."
"The single biggest catalyst for United's transformation was the appointment of Michael Carrick on January 13. Brought in to replace the sacked Ruben Amorim, the former United midfielder wasted no time. He won 11 of his 16 league games in charge, more points than any other manager during tha"
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