Moreover, key players could leave Liverpool this summer. Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold's contracts are all expiring in the next 12 months, and discussions will likely take place with the trio in the summer to see where their future lies.

As Liverpool dropped several social media posts of various players modelling the 2024-25 kit, one image showed Salah in the top, along with an emoji of the Egyptian flag and a crown, an ode to the "Egyptian king" label that Salah has been affectionately given by Reds supporters.

The Dutchman's assessment of his team-mates was accurate, but Liverpool’s captain is not immune from criticism himself