Liverpool’s 2024/25 season simulation yields incredible outcomes as Mohamed Salah departs and Kylian Mbappe takes his place.

Liverpool have once again been linked with Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, so we simulated next season with the Frenchman in the Reds’ squad, with one big absentee

Liverpool’s 2024/25 season simulated with Kylian Mbappe and no Mohamed Salah

The biannual Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool rumours are starting to circulate once again, but what could happen if he actually signed for the Reds?

Mbappe has reportedly been a long-term target for Liverpool, and with the Frenchman out of contract at Paris Saint-Germain this summer, the Reds have once again been linked with a move for Mbappe alongside favourites Real Madrid. The 25-year-old is free to negotiate with foreign clubs and sign a pre-contract agreement ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, though it would be an extremely complicated deal for Jurgen Klopp’s side financially.

But, if Liverpool were to sell Salah and sign Mbappe, would it really be worth it? We simulated the 2024/25 season with Mbappe at Liverpool and Salah in Saudi Arabia to see how the move could impact the Reds.

Liverpool’s 2024/25 season simulated with Kylian Mbappe and no Mohamed Salah

To set up this simulation, we used Football Manager 2024 to move Mbappe to Liverpool and Salah to Al Ittihad in the summer transfer window before simulating the 2024/25 season. This is how the Frenchman performed at the Reds.

As expected, Mbappe quickly became Klopp’s star man in attack, with the Frenchman making more appearances than any other player in his first season at Liverpool. His impact was instant, and at the end of the season, Mbappe topped all the stats for the Reds.

Kylian Mbappe’s stats in the 2024/25 season with Liverpool (Image: Football Manager 24)

In 49 appearances, the forward scored 26 goals and grabbed 12 assists in all competitions, more than any other player at the club. The 25-year-old averaged the highest rating per game (7.74) at the club, with Virgil van Dijk (7.63) the second-highest.

At the end of the 2023/24 season, Football Manager 2023 put together an overall best Liverpool XI, based on performances, statistics, and other metrics. This is what it looked like:

Kylian Mbappe featured in Liverpool’s best XI from the 2024/25 season (Image: Football Manager 24)

Full Liverpool best XI: (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Camavinga, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Diaz, Jota, Mbappe.

After putting up Salah-like numbers, Mbappe made Liverpool’s best XI on the left of the front three, with Diogo Jota through the middle and Luis Diaz on the right. Darwin Nunez was the club’s second top scorer with 21 goals, but he didn’t make the best XI due to Jota averaging a better rating.

Another fantastic season saw Liverpool pick up 95 points in the Premier League, winning 29, drawing eight and losing just one game all season – the one defeat being a frustrating 1-0 loss away to West Ham United.

Manchester City led the title race for the majority of the season, but three defeats and two draws in their final 12 games saw Pep Guardiola’s side end the campaign four points behind the Reds. Not only did Liverpool win the league with Mbappe, but the Frenchman played a vital part in the Reds winning a second trophy in his first season on Merseyside