James Noble

The midfield has been one of several pervading positives within Liverpool’s season. Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister goals firing us to a 2-0 win over Newcastle United, and 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League, on Wednesday night represented the latest demonstration.

Ryan Gravenberch has rightly received glowing reviews for so smoothly executing his new Number 6 role, but Szoboszlai and Mac Allister have regularly offered excellence of their own.

Szoboszlai’s relentless covering of ground with gusto and intelligence has been key from the start of 2024/25. Yet, it still feels like the Hungary captain is growing into the campaign; goalscoring displays against Newcastle and Manchester City reflect the 24-year-old’s increasingly rounded contributions.

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Mac Allister, meanwhile, manages to be both metronome and gamebreaker. The Argentine can quietly keep things ticking one minute, snap into tackles the next, and then happily slam one into the top corner.

The midfield’s importance is again likely to come into sharp focus in our upcoming Champions League tie against Luis Enrique’s exciting and improving Paris Saint-Germain. The likes of Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Warren Zaïre-Emery and Desire Doue have impressed within their dynamic central set-up.

Arne Slot’s options, particularly when factoring in Curtis Jones, Wataru Endo and Harvey Elliott, look promisingly adaptable – and able to mix it physically and technically.

Andrew Cullen

My feelings on the title race continue to yo-yo: one week it feels like Arsenal are waiting in the wings, and the next the distance is widened, and I can have a momentary sigh of relief. We should proceed as if the old Man City are breathing down our necks. Only then will we treat each week, each game, and each minute on the pitch as being important.

I did think that if we could escape February in a comfortable position, we were on the home stretch, with the finishing line in sight. With another impressive display against Newcastle, and with Arsenal dropping further points, we have an enviable, commanding position at the top now.

We cannot afford now to stand and stare at the title. Complacency must not set in, and it will not. There was a hunger and vibrancy in the performance against Newcastle. Each ball was fought for. Each challenge was committed. Each sprint was ferocious.

Our midfield has been mesmerising this season. Dominik Szoboszlai has returned to the blistering form that he showed when he arrived. Ryan Gravenberch, although under the radar at the start of the season, has been the Premier League’s star holding midfielder. And what more can you say about Alexis Mac Allister? What a player, what a revelation he has been.

The football world will be calling Liverpool the champions elect, but you will only hear a murmur of champions around Liverpool. Although statisticians Opta say it is 98.7% likely Liverpool will win the title, there ain't nothin' over 'til it's over. Please please us Liverpool by getting over the line.

Rhys Buchanan

It was quite the feeling as Virgil and Allison casually strolled in front of the Kop to soak-up the jubilant scenes after the final whistle against Newcastle.

It was a moment that effortlessly summed-up our business-like form as we head towards the title. Mikel Arteta might have said that it was over his dead body that the title race was finished earlier in the week, but if that’s really the case they’d better grab the shovels. I haven’t felt that kind of pure delight in the ground since our last title charge when Salah scored the winner to make it 2-0 against United. What a time to be a Red!