After a dismal campaign last year, this season has seen the joy return for fans of Liverpool. The Reds could hardly have been worse in 2022/23. There was a late rally to the season, but the damage had already been done. Liverpool missed out on Champions League football for the first time since 2016. Apart from the dire results though, the Reds were just turgid to watch in general. Too many players were too far gone. A truck-load of things needed to change. Thankfully, Liverpool’s recruitment staff got things exactly right in the summer. As well as moving on a few players who’d perhaps passed t…