Liverpool gained 16 more points and climbed four places in the Premier League to secure a Champions League qualification spot in Jürgen Klopp's first full season in charge.

With the battle for a top-four berth at its most fierce in recent memory, the Reds responded to the challenge by increasing their goals tally, conceding fewer and enjoying a greater amount of possession on average than in the previous campaign.

Though Klopp marked his side’s fourth-place finish with a warning that further improvements are required, on the whole the term was one of clear progress as Liverpool continue to develop under the German’s guidance.

And the statistics of their Premier League season provide confirmation of that view, too.

Take a look at how the Reds’ performances compared to those of 2015-16 – taking into account a number of areas, both defensively and offensively – with our collection of figures below…

Debuts

2016-17 – 10

2015-16 – 19

Goals scored

2016-17 – 78

2015-16 – 63

Goals per game

2016-17 – 2.05

2015-16 – 1.66

Total shots

2016-17 – 449

2015-16 – 423

Shots on target

2016-17 – 236

2015-16 – 202

Shot accuracy

2016-17 – 52.6 per cent

2015-16 – 47.8 per cent

Conversion rate

2016-17 – 17.4 per cent

2015-16 – 14.9 per cent

Goals from inside the box

2016-17 – 65

2015-16 – 48

Goals from outside the box

2016-17 – 13

2015-16 – 15

Goals from direct free-kicks

2016-17 – 3

2015-16 – 1

Assists

2016-17 – 55

2015-16 – 50

Penalties scored

2016-17 – 7 (of 8)

2015-16 – 2 (of 2)

Average possession

2016-17 – 62 per cent

2015-16 – 57 per cent

Successful passes

2016-17 – 18,366

2015-16 – 15,834

Unsuccessful passes

2016-17 – 3,917

2015-16 – 3,899

Pass accuracy

2016-17 – 82.4 per cent

2015-16 – 80.2 per cent

Long passes

2016-17 – 11.5 per cent

2015-16 – 12 per cent

Total crosses

2016-17 – 563

2015-16 – 558

Successful crosses

2016-17 – 105

2015-16 – 117

Offsides

2016-17 – 77

2015-16 – 91

Goals conceded

2016-17 – 42

2015-16 – 50

Clean sheets

2016-17 – 12

2015-16 – 11

Shots on target faced

2016-17 – 115

2015-16 – 133

Total tackles

2016-17 – 718

2015-16 – 871

Tackles won

2016-17 – 71.3 per cent

2015-16 – 77.7 per cent

Clearances

2016-17 – 883

2015-16 – 871

Blocks

2016-17 – 65

2015-16 – 109

Duels won

2016-17 – 48.1 per cent

2015-16 – 50.4 per cent

Aerial duels won

2016-17 – 45.2 per cent

2015-16 – 50.7 per cent

Fouls won

2016-17 – 378

2015-16 – 378

Fouls conceded

2016-17 – 397

2015-16 – 422

Yellow cards

2016-17 – 54

2015-16 – 61

Red cards

2016-17 – 0

2015-16 – 3

Penalties conceded

2016-17 – 5

2015-16 – 3

League finish

2016-17 – 4th

2015-16 – 8th