Liverpool f.c. standings

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League table, with Mikel Arteta's squad ahead of the competition from the Big Six, despite their wage bill being a fraction ...

[Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) shelled out £366m, while Manchester City spent £354m that season. They detail figures from the most recent campaign with a filing history, in 2021/22, although [Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-fc) ’s come from the previous season. They come in ahead of Manchester United’s David de Gea and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah; Arsenal’s highest entry is Jesus in 13th. Their spending will certainly have increased significantly in the past few years, with the Gunners paying their star players improved amounts to ward off competition from rivals. Saka is close to agreeing a £200,000-a-week contract in a deal Arteta has hailed as showing the club’s ambition for the future. [Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) spent £206m on players’ wages that season – a whopping £178m less than the [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) ’s biggest spenders [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) (£384m). Mikel Arteta’s side have bounced back from a three-match winless streak by beating Aston Villa and [Leicester](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/leicester-city-fc) in their past two games. That picture will have changed over the past few years, with wages continuing to spiral upwards. [The Times](https://bit.ly/3mayR13), show the impressive nature of their current standing. [Spotrac](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/rankings/), Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) are the two highest paid players in the Premier League. [Aaron Ramsdale](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/aaron-ramsdale) (£32m), [Ben White](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/benjamin-white) (£50m), Thomas Partey (£45m), Martin Odegaard (£30m) and Gabriel Jesus (£45m) forming the backbone of the side. [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) with a game in hand ahead of their clash with [Everton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc) on Wednesday night.