With 39 points and at the top of the Premier League, Liverpool are heading into the festive period as ‘winter champions’, a title that has not boded well for the leading teams in the past with recent ‘winter champions’ slipping up as the season advances. This is a curse that Liverpool under the guidance of Arne Slot will be keen to break.

Paris Saint-Germain have launched an ambitious bid to sign Mohamed Salah, offering the Liverpool forward a lucrative three-year deal worth €500,000 (£415,000) per week. The French champions' proposal significantly outweighs Liverpool's current extension offer of €400,