Manager :Gérard Houllier Manager :
Gérard Houllier
Age :54 years, 184 days
Total matches in sole charge :185 Total matchesin sole charge :185 Caretaker Manager :Phil Thompson Caretaker
Manager :
Phil Thompson
Age :48 years, 44 days
Total matches in temporary charge :34 Total matchesin temporary charge :34
( Thompson was placed in temporary control of first team affairs whilst Gérard Houllier recovered from major heart surgery. )

Jerzy Dudek
Age :28 years, 348 days
Total appearances :37
17 clean sheets kept in all comps. Abel Xavier
Age :29 years, 96 days
Total appearances :6 Stéphane Henchoz
Age :27 years, 180 days
Total appearances :44 Sami Hyypiä
Age :28 years, 150 days
Total appearances :45 John Arne Riise
Age :21 years, 163 days
Total appearances :44 Vladimír Šmicer
Age :28 years, 286 days
Total appearances :24 Danny Murphy
Age :24 years, 353 days
Total appearances :44
7 goals scored in all comps. Dietmar Hamann
Age :28 years, 191 days
Total appearances :37
1 goal scored in all comps. Emile Heskey
Age :24 years, 54 days
Total appearances :45 Nicolas Anelka
Age :22 years, 357 days
Total appearances :14 Michael Owen
Age :22 years, 82 days
Total appearances :34 No. of times this starting
line-up has been selected : No. of times this
starting line-up has
been selected :
Total for 2001 / 02 :1
Grand total to date :1 Average age :26 years, 205 days Average age :
26 years, 205 days Players aged 21 or under :1 Players aged 21
or under :1 Players aged 30 or over :none Players aged 30
or over :none Jari Litmanen
Age :31 years, 14 days
Total appearances :23 Nick Barmby
Age :28 years, 23 days
Total appearances :11 Gary McAllister
Age :37 years, 71 days
No. of times as an unused sub :9
No. of times asan unused sub :9 Chris Kirkland
Age :20 years, 308 days
No. of times as an unused sub :27
No. of times asan unused sub :27 Stephen Wright
Age :22 years, 26 days
No. of times as an unused sub :20
No. of times asan unused sub :20

Jamie Carragher
Age :24 years, 37 days
( suspended for three matches after being sent off v. Arsenal, 27.01.02. )
Match no. :3/3