Jamie Carragher says he believes Liverpool win the Premier League again next season as they continue their march to a 20th league title.
The last week was massive for Arne Slot’s maiden title charge in England after Arsenal dropped points in back-to-back games, allowing Liverpool to breathe a sigh of relief after dropping two points against Aston Villa.
Now 13 points ahead with their next league outing coming next weekend, Liverpool can turn their focus to the Champions League with a trip to Paris on the cards to face PSG at the Parc des Princes.
It cannot be overstated how crucial breaking for the Champions League with such a big lead over Arsenal is. Liverpool can place their full focus on their European ambitions knowing their title charge is as strong as it could with 10 games to play.
Speaking on the “It’s Called Soccer!” podcast, Jamie Carragher said: “What I’m really excited for is that I think next season will be the first time I will ever predict Liverpool to win the league at the start of the season.
“The reason I say that is Arne Slot will know that squad and team and players so much more than he did 12 months ago and he also knows the deficiencies within the squad.
“He hasn’t brought a proper player yet. So, I’m almost excited thinking this guy’s going to look at the team thinking ‘this is the team that won the league, only lost one game all season and I think I can improve them.’
“I still think Man City will come back next season, but there’s questions about Arsenal, questions about everybody, but I think Liverpool are in a really strong position to try and kick on over the next few years under Slot.”
While it may be a bit soon to think about Liverpool winning the league again next season knowing that Arsenal and Manchester City will both strengthen again while Chelsea will also likely spend heavily to catch back up.
For me, it depends solely on whether or not Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold sign new deals. If Slot keeps all three, the Reds need only minor adjustments to the squad to stay in a healthy and competitive place.
If they leave, Liverpool will face as big a challenge as when Klopp left to stay close to the elite level.
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