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Ryan Gravenberch has admitted he found it "difficult" after Premier League rivals started targeting him(Image: Getty Images)

Ryan Gravenberch knew he was being targeted more in the second half of the season by opposition players.

Gravenberch, 23, was a bit-part player in his first season at the club under Jurgen Klopp after joining from Bayern Munich in 2023.

But after failing to land Martin Zubimendi last summer, new boss Arne Slot put his faith in his fellow Dutchman to play the holding midfield role and shift slightly further back than where he had played before.

It was a revelation and one of the key components to Liverpool winning the title at a canter but Gravenberch has already felt how opponents are changing their focus.

He said: "That was exactly the thing.

Afterwards they knew how we played and then we had to try to find solutions.

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"In the first half of the season everything went a little bit through me.

The focus is on tomorrow’s latest celebration when the Reds get their hands on the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2020.

It will also be the first time in front of fans for the first time since 1990 due to the Covid pandemic five years ago.

The Dutchman said Liverpool were forced to switch up their tactics, which meant he had the ball less(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Gravenberch is excited thanks to Virgil van Dijk showing him the scenes of the 2019 parade following their Champions League triumph.

"I saw some clips from Virg when they had the parade for the Champions League," he said.

So hopefully against Crystal Palace I can score."

When asked if he might get on free-kick duty, he said: "Hopefully, maybe a penalty." Good luck getting the ball off Mo Salah, though.

Ryan Gravenberch was speaking as an ambassador of the Cruyff Foundation at the opening of a Cruyff Court in Anfield.

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