Liverpool are enjoying a successful campaign this season under new manager Arne Slot. The Reds sit at the top of the Premier League and are 15 points ahead of second place Arsenal. The Merseyside club are also looking to clinch the Carabao Cup, when they face Newcastle United in the final at Wembley Stadium this weekend.
With legendary manager Jurgen Klopp departing the club last summer, many fans thought that this season would be a tough transition for whoever was replacing the German. However, Arne Slot has proved his critics wrong. The Dutchman has transitioned smoothly and is already on his way to get his name in the Anfield record books.
It has been a memorable season so far for Liverpool fans. Their side are only nine games away from lifting a historic 20th league title, their second in the Premier League era. This is more than deserving for some of the key Liverpool players that have been at the club for several years and helped the club become one of the best teams in Europe.
The Reds won their first Premier League title in 2020, back when games were played behind closed doors due to the ongoing pandemic. Many players from that title winning team left Anfield, but some remained at the club and are on the verge of lifting their second league title.
Liverpool fans are hoping that their star players remain at the club come next season. With Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contracts expiring in the summer, and Alisson and Andy Robertson in the twilight years of their career, there is no indication that the ‘dream team’ will be at the club next season.
As transcribed by [Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dont-wrong-andy-robertson-unseen-31201643), when asked about the current situation regarding the futures of so many key players, Robertson said,
> > “We don’t know when, but it will come to an end shortly. I think you see the age of the players who have been here a long time, there’s a few of us in our thirties. But lads have made it clear they want to continue here and so do we all. We’re not really looking at it as the last dance.”
The Liverpool star also said,
> > “Players come and go all the time, that’s part and parcel at every football club. We’ve lost players pretty much every year since I’ve been here. People want new players into our club, people want players out. That’s just the world we live in. That’s fans for you. That’s everything else for you. There’s always somebody elsewhere that they like the look of. That’s the world we live in.”
While fans will be hoping this is not the end of the road for a number of these players, it is certain that they have all left a lasting legacy at the club and have given their absolute best every time they have put on the Liverpool shirt.
Robertson will be hoping his side lifts the Premier League trophy in front of the Anfield crowd if this is the last dance for some of the star players. It will be a fitting way to bow out in their search for pastures new.