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Alan Shearer thinks Liverpool will have a major job on its hands to defend the Premier League title that it won so comfortably this season.

With the destination of the title now officially confirmed, the attention of some pundits is already turning to next season, and Shearer, a league winner with Blackburn in 1995, thinks the title race will be hotly contested next time around — despite Liverpool's absolute dominance this term.

“I would be amazed if Liverpool won it as easily next season.

“I would think Liverpool will challenge for the title for the next couple of seasons now," Lineker said

“What I think will happen though is both Man City and Arsenal will put up a better fist of things and probably not have the amount of injuries they’ve had this season.

“I think it will be a lot closer

I don’t think for one minute they can win it as easily next season but who knows

I suspect Man City get back to somewhere approaching their best, I would be shocked if they had another season like this one.

“I think Pep Guardiola will want it even more next season, if that’s possible, because that drive hasn’t gone
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