Liverpool is one the top clubs and it is their duty to be good, since they are one of the top clubs the up and coming ones are looking up to, they played well in the just concluded season, atleast, ending the session in the fifth position is not an easy feet, but yet they did it, though i can not hide the fact that I expected better from them, but then like you said, a bad season always happens in one way or the other, even to top clubs, because that is all that there is about sports, I bet everyone would agree with me that the game would become super boring if it becomes just one club winning in every season.
Slowly but surely, Liverpool managed to improve their performance towards the end of the season which saw them finish fifth. Liverpool comeback is one of the most anticipated challengers in the EPL like the 2021/2022 season, Liverpool performance at that time was able to provide competition to Manchester City in the hunt for the Premier League title.
The 3022/2023 season wasn't too bad for Liverpool, they immediately improved their quality little by little and in the end were able to finish in the European zone. Liverpool situation is better than Chelsea, I think Liverpool journey last season was not too bad even though at the start of the season it appeared below expectations. The next season will be a new challenge for Liverpool, I want to see Liverpool like the 2021/2022 season being able to compete at the top of the standings.