Mohamed Salah fires two-word warning to Liverpool over Premier League title defence

Feargal Brennan

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Mohamed Salah still has a few targets to hit before the end of the 2024/25 season after Liverpool finally sealed the Premier League title.

Arne Slot's side cruised to a 5-1 EPL Anfield win over Tottenham on April 27 to confirm their trophy lift as Arsenal slip away in second place.

Slot becomes just the fifth Premier League manager to win the title in his debut season in charge and his talisman Salah is in line to smash yet more records in the weeks ahead.

The Egypt international has already confirmed his contract extension on Merseyside until 2027 and the 32-year-old is currently leading the Premier League goals and assists charts with 28 and 18 respectively.

Whilst Salah is unlikely to match the 44 goals across all competitions he managed in his debut Liverpool season back in 2017/18 under Jurgen Klopp - with 33 so far in 2024/25 - including 28 in league action.

He managed 32 goals in top-flight action in 2017/18 - so that figure is in sight - and this is his best-ever campaign for assists. 

Salah is now up to 185 EPL goals scored - fifth on the all-time  list - and his 244 for Liverpool puts him third on the Reds goalscoring charts.

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Despite the incoming individual awards, Salah had a warning for his Liverpool teammates, as he leaned on the frustration of their final season under Klopp.

After sealing the title, Salah reshared a social media post from the end of 2023/24, where Liverpool finished third and bowed out in the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals.

He followed that up with a rousing message on their current success but added the mantra of 'no excuses' must carry forward.

Liverpool will now be given a traditional champions guard of honour in their EPL trip to Chelsea on May 4 with their first home game as confirmed champions coming against Arsenal on May 11.

A planned trophy parade is all set for the city of Liverpool on Monday May 26, the day after the final league game of the 2024/25 season.

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Feargal Brennan

Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.