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And while the results have dipped, it doesn't matter: the silverware has already been won and there is nothing for Liverpool to play for.

Given the relentless fixture schedule and extreme demands placed on players, using the time to take a break and give stars like Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister a rest could be a big advantage at the start of next season.

It doesn’t matter [that they’ve won the league].

"But the fringe players and the B team are coming in — what kind of message is that.

"I’ve always felt that with fringe players — and it’s not a criticism — I’ve always felt that every great team has five or six players who, if one of those players is missing, you feel it," Jamie Carragher said.

"Let’s go with Liverpool — if the goalie [Alisson] was missing, you’d feel it.

[Virgil] Van Dijk, [Alexis] Mac Allister, [Mohamed] Salah — the rest around them are all good players, but they can’t cope on their own.

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That’s not a criticism — you go through every great team, there’s not 11 world-class players in a team