Mohamed Salah has warned Liverpool’s Premier League title rivals that he’s already desirous about lifting the trophy subsequent season as properly.
The Reds have been runaway leaders for the overwhelming majority of the season and at last secured their title on the weekend courtesy of an emphatic 5-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
The celebrations noticed Salah admit he felt this newest triumph was “way better” that lifting the title within the 2019/20 season below Jurgen Klopp, however the Egyptian’s focus quickly turned to retaining their crown subsequent season.
“That is what we needed to ship to our followers greater than something,” he wrote on social media. “This can be a membership that ought to at all times compete for every part and be proper on the prime. No excuses.
“All groups win video games however in the long run there’s just one champion. That is what historical past remembers and this is applicable to subsequent season as properly.”
Fortunately for Liverpool, Salah can be round to assist Liverpool’s title bid subsequent season after inking a brand new two-year contract, shortly earlier than star centre-back Virgil van Dijk did the identical. The 32-year-old has 28 Premier League objectives to his identify and is simply two away from tying the single-season help file of 20.
The Reds are, nevertheless, more likely to be with out right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is predicted to take his skills to Actual Madrid on a free switch, though Dutch winger Cody Gakpo hinted at a possible U-turn for the England worldwide throughout his personal title celebrations.
Arsenal are hoping to take Liverpool’s crown subsequent season, whereas Manchester Metropolis will doubtless be again within the race after a surprisingly disappointing marketing campaign noticed them dominated out of this season’s race months in the past. Chelsea, seen as Liverpool’s biggest menace in December earlier than a torrid run of type despatched them tumbling down the desk, will even hope to be again within the combine.