Alexis Mac Allister has said he and his Liverpool teammates are hoping that trio Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold remain at the club next season.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk believes much of the success they have had this season is down to the players’ willingness to “go to war” for each other. While there have not been many difficult moments so far in a season which has brought 18 wins in 20 matches,

But in the context of a new manager bedding in, the 18th win in 20 matches propelling Liverpool to pacesetters at home and abroad, Slot replacing Jürgen Klopp may become one the most consequential acts of succession since Henry VIII annulled his first marriage.