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Liverpool, Arsenal or Man City? Graeme Souness names the two favourites to win the Premier League next season
Graeme Souness was delighted to see Liverpool win the Premier League (Picture: Sky Sports) Graeme Souness has named Liverpool’s biggest rival for the Premier League title next season as Arsenal and Manchester City aim to dethrone the new champions. Liverpool were crowned the 2024-25 Premier League champions on Sunday after thrashing Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield. Arne Slot’s side only needed a point to clinch a 20th English league title but got the job done in style with an emphatic victory over struggling Spurs. Souness insists Liverpool are ‘deserved’ champions and ‘hopes’ the squad are targeting a period of ‘domination’ after blowing away their domestic rivals this season. Liverpool have surged 15 points clear of second-placed Arsenal and 21 points clear of defending champions Manchester City, who fell well short of a fifth successive league title. Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. A period of Premier League dominance will first require a title defence and Souness believes Man City will be Liverpool’s biggest rival for the title next season. Arsenal are on course for a third successive second-place finish and Souness says the Gunners will ‘come up short again’ unless Mikel Arteta is backed with ‘three or four quality additions’. Liverpool clinched a 20th league title on Sunday (Picture: Getty) ‘It is a wonderful day for these Liverpool players and it is one they will remember until the day they die,’ Souness told the Daily Mail following the title celebrations at Anfield. ‘That first league title win is a unique feeling. For some at Anfield, it is their second taste, but no less memorable, because this time the supporters were there. ‘My sweetest at Liverpool was probably my last in 1984, our third in a row, but my first was in 1979. ‘I can still remember looking round the dressing room, knowing I was with greats of the game, thinking no matter who comes afterwards, these guys are true greats. Arsenal and Man City will look to mount challenges next season (Picture: Getty) ‘I had become part of a team where it was expected that we won the league title. The confidence that instilled, the vibe, was that you felt it was your destiny to continue winning titles. ‘I hope these players today get that same feeling looking round the dressing room; that this could be the start of a dominating period once again for Liverpool. ‘That won’t be so easy as England’s top tier is a super difficult competition to win, and I still consider Manchester City to be the biggest threat to Liverpool come August. ‘Arsenal have threatened but Mikel Arteta knows he must improve his squad with three or four quality additions, or they will come up short once again.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page While Arsenal and Man City may feel summer investment is required to catch up with Liverpool, Souness believes his former club are under ‘no pressure to buy’. That may not have been the case just a matter of weeks ago but Liverpool tied Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk down to new contracts ahead of their title triumph. ‘Liverpool are in the luxury position of not being under pressure to buy,’ Souness added. ‘Arne Slot walked into a very healthy football club. ‘Normally, you get big jobs if the roof is leaking or if there’s a constant drip. Liverpool were in good condition. Liverpool equalled Manchester United’s record of 20 league titles (Picture: Getty) ‘All the stars then aligned for them as no-one expected Manchester City to implode like they did and Arsenal, perhaps not unexpectedly, turned into Premier League nearly men once again. ‘Slot has had time to evaluate the players he inherited and look at the youngsters he maybe didn’t know. He will unde
Graeme Souness has named Liverpool’s biggest rival for the Premier League title next season as Arsenal and Manchester City aim to dethrone the new champions.
Liverpool were crowned the 2024-25 Premier League champions on Sunday after thrashing Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s side only needed a point to clinch a 20th English league title but got the job done in style with an emphatic victory over struggling Spurs.
Souness insists Liverpool are ‘deserved’ champions and ‘hopes’ the squad are targeting a period of ‘domination’ after blowing away their domestic rivals this season.
Liverpool have surged 15 points clear of second-placed Arsenal and 21 points clear of defending champions Manchester City, who fell well short of a fifth successive league title.
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A period of Premier League dominance will first require a title defence and Souness believes Man City will be Liverpool’s biggest rival for the title next season.
Arsenal are on course for a third successive second-place finish and Souness says the Gunners will ‘come up short again’ unless Mikel Arteta is backed with ‘three or four quality additions’.
‘It is a wonderful day for these Liverpool players and it is one they will remember until the day they die,’ Souness told the Daily Mail following the title celebrations at Anfield.
‘That first league title win is a unique feeling. For some at Anfield, it is their second taste, but no less memorable, because this time the supporters were there.
‘My sweetest at Liverpool was probably my last in 1984, our third in a row, but my first was in 1979.
‘I can still remember looking round the dressing room, knowing I was with greats of the game, thinking no matter who comes afterwards, these guys are true greats.
‘I had become part of a team where it was expected that we won the league title. The confidence that instilled, the vibe, was that you felt it was your destiny to continue winning titles.
‘I hope these players today get that same feeling looking round the dressing room; that this could be the start of a dominating period once again for Liverpool.
‘That won’t be so easy as England’s top tier is a super difficult competition to win, and I still consider Manchester City to be the biggest threat to Liverpool come August.
‘Arsenal have threatened but Mikel Arteta knows he must improve his squad with three or four quality additions, or they will come up short once again.’
While Arsenal and Man City may feel summer investment is required to catch up with Liverpool, Souness believes his former club are under ‘no pressure to buy’.
That may not have been the case just a matter of weeks ago but Liverpool tied Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk down to new contracts ahead of their title triumph.
‘Liverpool are in the luxury position of not being under pressure to buy,’ Souness added. ‘Arne Slot walked into a very healthy football club.
‘Normally, you get big jobs if the roof is leaking or if there’s a constant drip. Liverpool were in good condition.
‘All the stars then aligned for them as no-one expected Manchester City to implode like they did and Arsenal, perhaps not unexpectedly, turned into Premier League nearly men once again.
‘Slot has had time to evaluate the players he inherited and look at the youngsters he maybe didn’t know. He will understand now what he needs to improve on to make them even stronger.
‘The hardest part of the job for him, when he came through the door on day one, was always going to be convincing Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk to stay.
‘When he looked ahead to assess what danger signs were ahead, he knew that was the most difficult task. But he has navigated that and managed it well.
‘Keeping those two, with their experience and performance levels, puts the dressing room in a healthy position.
‘Liverpool have won this league title not because they have been lucky in patches but, like all good champions, they have been consistently good at dealing with the challenges they have faced over nine hard months.
‘They have won it because they deserve it.’
Liverpool will lift the Premier League trophy after their final game of the season against Crystal Palace.
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