Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are rightfully Premier League player of the year contenders after helping Liverpool to a record-equalling 20th league title.
Here, the PA news agency looks at their contributions and those of some of their team-mates who also played key roles.
Mohamed Salah
The Egypt international was on course to surpass his record-breaking first season at Anfield heading into March, but a Champions League exit slowed that progress.
Nevertheless, his output has been remarkable with 28 league goals in a tally of 33, plus 23 assists, across all competitions.
The 32-year-old, who earlier this month ended speculation over his future by signing a new two-year contract, is currently five goals ahead of Alexander Isak in the race for the Premier League golden boot and has moved ahead of Sergio Aguero for fifth in the all-time Premier League list.
Virgil van Dijk
Another of the veterans who has shown excellence does not disappear in your 30s.
The 33-year-old Reds captain has been imperious all season, winning virtually everything in the air and bringing an authority to the defence which has allowed others to flourish.
He has led by example and is arguably back to his very best after his anterior cruciate ligament injury in 2020, with a new two-year deal his reward for that.
Ryan Gravenberch
The surprise package of the season who, without the impressive form of his two senior team-mates, would have been Liverpool’s player of the season.
The 22-year-old’s role was in doubt when a bid was accepted for Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi, only for the Spain international to backtrack on a decision to move.
Head coach Arne Slot immediately had to convert Gravenberch into a ball-playing number six and the impact was remarkable, although, such was his success, he started every game which began to take its toll in the final three months of the campaign.
Alisson Becker
Liverpool’s Brazilian goalkeeper has been a cornerstone, along with Van Dijk, of their defensive stability for several years and while it has not been personally the best season fitness-wise he has delivered big saves whenever required.
Excellence underlined by reliability is what makes him arguably the best in the world.
Ibrahima Konate
The France centre-back, who started the season on the bench at Ipswich, formed a solid partnership with Van Dijk which saw them concede just eight league goals in the first four months of the campaign.
Injury forced him to miss the whole of December, when Liverpool conceded nine in five games. Things have not been as watertight since the turn of the year but, as a pair, there have been few better than Konate and Van Dijk this term.
