Stoke City boss Michael O'Neill believes David Healy's Linfield will "be the team to beat again next season" in the Irish Premiership.
Former Northern Ireland boss O'Neill watched Stoke take on the Blues in a Belfast friendly on Saturday.
Healy, who played under O'Neill for Northern Ireland, has guided Linfield to three straight league titles.
"David's done a brilliant job with the silverware he's won and their European run two seasons back," said O'Neill.
Healy remains Northern Ireland's record scorer while O'Neill took the side to the Euro 2016 finals before taking moving to the Championship side in 2019.