Team by team review of Premier League season

LONDON - Team by team review of the 2024-25 Premier League season.

1 - LIVERPOOL

Arne Slot enjoyed a superb first season after replacing fan favourite Juergen Klopp, exceeding the hopes of supporters, many of whom would have been content with a top-four finish and a cup run.

Liverpool had the league sewn up long ago, thanks to a 26-game unbeaten league run as Arsenal faltered and Manchester City imploded, though one March week when they were knocked out of Europe and lost the League Cup final took some of the shine off.

The departure of local boy Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid also leaves big shoes to fill. But with the talismanic Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah tied down and further reinforcements to come, Liverpool are in a good position to prove this slightly surprising title was no one-off.

2 - ARSENAL

Mikel Artetas side are in danger of becoming the perennial nearly men as another season of rich promise slipped by without anything tangible to show for it.

Manchester Citys surprising decline should have opened the door for Arsenal to win a first league title since 2003, but instead a third successive runners-up spot, this time by a huge margin, felt like regression.

They came close in the Champions League, losing a tight semi-final to Paris St Germain. But those two ties highlighted what Arsenal must address in the summer, chiefly a world-class striker to get them over the line.

3 - MANCHESTER CITY

Salvaged an otherwise poor season by clinching a Champions League berth with a 2-0 victory at Fulham on the final day.

Their hopes of a fifth successive league title began well but a mid-season nose-dive saw them fall off the pace and they missed a top-two spot for the first time since 2016-17.