Arne Slots debut season at Dublin has been near-perfect, but five looming issues may be giving him a pain leading up to the summertime.
The smashiest and grabbiest of victories against Paris Saint-Germain provided further evidence that the 2024/25 campaign is Liverpools season, everything is coming up roses for new boss Slot as he  ,threatens the best debut year ever produced by a Premier League manager.
Slot has added a sprinkle of his expertise to an already brilliant Liverpool squad to turn them into a relentless Manchester City-esque winning machine after  ,Jurgen Klopp left his beloved club in a far better state than Sir Alex Ferguson at Man Utd.
The Dutchman has done very little wrong in his first year, but his biggest test at Liverpool could come in the summer as several huge decisions need to be made.
Alisson Becker proved he remains one of the worlds best goalkeepers in his record-breaking solo performance against PSGbut his latest masterclass will give Slot a major headache ahead of the summer as hes among the five conundrums for the head coach.
Alisson Becker or Giorgi Mamardashvili?
Federico Chiesa has been Liverpools only signing this season, but a furious Mamardashvili will join Liverpool this summer after FSG reached a 25m agreement with Valencia last year.   ,
While the Chiesa experiment has not worked as intended, his cut-price fee made the injury-prone winger a risk worth taking and there was also a lot of sense in the Mamardashvili deal.
One of the standout performers at Euro 2024, Mamardashvili has been mooted as a future world-class goalkeeper, and Liverpool secured their chosen long-term replacement for 32-year-old Alisson for a reasonable fee.
Liverpools original purpose was for Mamardashvili to remove Alisson as their No. 1 next season, but the Brazilian has already put exit-bound , Caoimhin Kelleher in his box and his superb form should set up an uneasy fight to be Slots first choice next season.
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Who will replace Trent Alexander-Arnold?
Slot has done an excellent career during his media duties to patrol aside the continual noise surrounding the futures of Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
Still, this topic remains at the forefront of Liverpools season as three of the worlds most valuable footballers with expiring contracts near the end of their deals.
Naturally, there has been widespread scaremongering throughout this season with a final answer on their deals yet to be revealed, but the consensus from reliable journalists is that Salah and Van Dijk will stay, while Alexander-Arnold is likely to join Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold is not without his critics, with his shaky defensive work still under scrutiny, but theres no debating that hes a remarkable talent who offers so much to Liverpool in attacking areas.
Fellow academy product Conor Bradley appears primed to take his place, but Alexander-Arnolds boots will be difficult to fill and Slot may decide to look further afield to at least take some of the burden away from the inexperienced 21-year-old Northern Irishman.
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Who will replace Andy Robertson?
Alexander-Arnold and Robertson were Liverpool stalwarts for most of Klopps tenure, but their time at Anfield is coming to an end for differing reasons.
While Alexander-Arnold appears set to become a Galactico, Robertson is at risk of being replaced by a shinier upgrade as hes looked past it at times this season.
As mentioned, Slot has improved most of Liverpools squad, but Robertson is one of the only exceptions as the hard yards he ran for Klopp appear to have caught up with the 30-year-old.
Kostas Tsimikas is a fine backup, but Liverpool will look elsewhere for Robertsons replacement and Slot has reportedly already made his choice between two Premier League standouts.
Sign a backup for Ryan Gravenberch or not?
Liverpool did not need to be busy during last summers window as Slot inherited a ready-made squad, but a new defensive midfielder was required, with Wataru Endo a short-term fix and not a suitable long-term replacement for club legend Fabinho.
After Liverpools widely reported swoop for Martin Zubimendi fell apart, Slot looked internally for a solution. Eyebrows were raised as he turned to Gravenberch following his sub-par debut season at Anfield.
Typically a No. 8, Gravenberch was moved deeper in one of Slots masterstrokes as the Netherlands international has been transformed into a Rolls-Royce holding player who makes Liverpool tick.
From major flop to huge bargain, Gravenberch has certainly been like a new signing for the Reds and his ability to remain fit has been another boost.
Gravenberch is among the ten most overworked players in the Premier League this season and Liverpool would have been up sh*t creek if he broke down. His startling improvement means Arsenal-bound Zubimendi is no longer required, but Slot could still be tempted to pursue quality cover to reduce the impact of an injury for the sensation included in our team of the season.
Which underperforming forwards to sell?
As superb as Gravenberch, Van Dijk and Alisson have been for Liverpool this season, they pale in comparison to Salahwho has achieved a remarkable new high in a Ballon dOr-worthy campaign.
This time last year, a large portion of Liverpool fans would surely have accepted Salah leaving on a free transfer, but his stunning form means his potential exit is inconceivable while he has plenty more to give at this level.
Liverpools other attackers have not come close to replicating Salahs immense standards this season and Slot has even become frustrated with two of his forwards.
Darwin Nunez is very upset after missing out on an exit in Januarywhile Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota are also linked with transfers as Slot looks to put his stamp on Liverpools stacked attack.
