Liverpool’s procession to a 20th league title does not quite contradict the adage that success has many fathers but they certainly have been propelled by an exceptional season from Mohamed Salah.
Virgil van Dijk’s ever-presence and Arne Slot’s canny management will receive more than honourable mentions. However, it was Salah’s frightening rate of attacking production that was most responsible for Liverpool pulling clear of their rivals.
Sometimes simplistic analysis is all that is required: Liverpool won the league because they have a player who broke the record for goal involvements in a 38-game Premier League season, set by Thierry Henry at 44 in 2002-03.