F365: Liverpool - Season Review

Player Of The Season: Jamie Carragher
Stevie G might get all the headlines - I mean, you can't really imagine Carra scoring that goal against Middlesbrough - but Carragher has been truly magnificent for Liverpool this season. He might look petrified every time he crosses the half-way line but he's a defender who knows how to defend, and that in itself can be an awe-inspiring sight. The Champions League semi-final performance against Chelsea was just about as good as defending gets.

Most Improved Player: Djimi Traore
You could be living like Coleen right about now if you'd put money on Djimi Traore to start a European final. Very much dismissed along with Igor Biscan in the 'not quite footballers' category, Traore has established himself as Liverpool's first-choice left-back. Now if only he'd do the Zidane-style dragback at the right end of the field...

Hope For The Future: Scott Carson
At only 19, he's got about 12 years until he reaches his peak as a goalkeeper. Which has got to be good news for Carson, and for Liverpool at the moment. Bought for £750,000 after just three games for Leeds, fast forward a few months and Carson is in the England squad, has played against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals and played a handful of Premiership games, with a clean sheet against Bolton top of his own personal chart.

The Letdown: Harry Kewell
Got away with being rubbish last season because he scored a few goals. This time around there's been no such saving grace - he's been injured for much of the season (sometimes inexplicably) and for the rest has looked sluggish and disinterested. Has been outshone by John-Arne Riise on the left, Luis Garcia through the middle and Igor Biscan everywhere on the park. And that's scary.

Manager's Report: Rafael Benitez
To take this Liverpool squad to the Champions League final is a phenomenal achievement. To do it at the expense of a decent Premiership campaign is a shame but probably inevitable. He's outfoxed the finest coaching minds in Europe this season - now he must learn to outfox simpler folk like Mick McCarthy and Sam Allardyce...