While Liverpool might have eventually dragged themselves over the finishing line as they clung to an essential Champions League ticket, the Anfield hierarchy are under a tremendous amount of pressure this summer.
Failing to win any of their final four Premier League appearances, the now-former English champions broke a string of unwanted records during the 2025/26 campaign and fans around the red half of Merseyside have made their frustrations clear.
However, while Liverpool might have stated that Arne Slot will be the man in charge come next season, the Dutch tactician faces a major overhaul at Anfield.
Alongside watching Andy Robertson leave the club this summer, Liverpool bid an emotional farewell to their iconic attacking talisman following Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home against Brentford.
Officially announcing back in March that he will be leaving Anfield and drawing a line under his historic nine-year spell on Merseyside, Liverpool have a monumental job on their hands in the race to replace Mohamed Salah.
While the 2025/26 campaign might have only officially come to an end a matter of days ago, their sole focus is on getting a new era underway and finding a way to replace the record-breaking Salah.
Salah officially bids farewell to Anfield
While it might have been suggested that the writing was on the wall for Salah following his public fallout with Slot prior to heading to the 2026 AFCON with Egypt, the footballing world was left stunned when his decision was made official back in March.
Posting an emotional message to Liverpool supporters, Salah announced that he would be drawing a line under his iconic nine-season spell at Anfield and leaves the Reds as one of the most influential players in their illustrious history.
Joining from Roma back in 2017 for a fee of £34million, Liverpool’s history-making superstar has been the poster boy at Anfield for almost a decade and will certainly leave an almighty void in the red half of Merseyside.
Bagging an astonishing 257 goals during his iconic stint with the Premier League giants, Salah sits ahead of the likes of Sir Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen in…
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