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Northern Ireland teenager Kieran Morrison has signed a new contract at Liverpool.

The 19-year-old, who joined the Reds in 2019, impressed during the recent U21s campaign and was nominated for Premier League 2 Player of the Season.

Morrison has also made two senior appearances for Arne Slot's side in cup competitions.

The versatile winger captained the U21s for a period of the season and netted 14 goals and registered four assists in PL2.

At international level, he is involved in Michael O'Neill's squad to face Guinea and France in June's international friendlies but is yet to make a senior appearance.

"It's been a massive improvement from last year. That was my goal this year – just to impact myself and PL2 as much as I can," Morrison said.

"I think I've done quite well. As a team, we wanted to get further in the play-offs but we've come a long way as a team, especially with Rob [Page], the new manager, and obviously me becoming captain during it.

"It just shows how much we've come [along] since the beginning of the season. So, I'm really proud of my performances and the team's performances.

"I always set targets and this season I feel like I've accomplished a lot of my targets. So, hopefully next season goes just as well."

Liverpool achieved the "minimum requirement" this season, believes journalist and The Late Challenge podcast's Mo Stewart.

Arne Slot's side rounded off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Brentford, securing a fifth-place finish and ensuring Champions League qualification, but ultimately coming away without a single trophy.

"I don't know how teachers grade things these days but I would say this season would be a C-minus for Liverpool," Stewart said when asked to grade his club's season on BBC Radio Merseyside.

"It wasn't quite a passing grade, even though I know they qualified for the Champions League, but that felt like the minimum requirement.

"When you look at the optimism, not only off the back of what happened last season but also the summer transfer window, there was real confidence that Liverpool would be able to kick on and maybe dominate for one, two or three years to come.

"The way it all panned out, not only in terms of results but also performances, means it has to be a C-minus grade. You can call me a harsh marker, I don't mind.

"When Arne Slot came in, I remember him mentioning on a few occasions that he was looking to improve the away form during our last season under Jurgen Klopp. So, for Liverpool to have regressed as they have, it is really disappointing.

"I think Arsenal were the only team in the [Premier League] top nine that Liverpool got any kind of points at all from on the road [this season].

"If you're going to try to compete with the elite teams, you need to be better in that area."

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Jordan Chamberlain
Fan writer

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Season score out of 10 and overriding emotion?

2/10. From overwhelming Premier League favourites with five out of five wins at the beginning of the campaign, to complete nothingness. I know many fans who've just stopped watching the end of the season. Overriding emotion? Utter boredom.

Best moment and why?

I can't think of many. I guess I'll choose Dom Szoboszlai's freekick against Arsenal. It was early on and it secured us a win over the Gunners, who were supposed to be our closest rivals. They went from strength to strength, while we performed abysmally.

Player of season and why?

Szoboszlai - because he's been the only player who hasn't been horrendous.

Unsung hero and why?

Rio Ngumoah. The kid is special. We should have used him more. I really hope he is considered a starter next term. A potential world-beater.

Biggest disappointment?

Arne Slot. He made an exciting team boring. He fell out with our greatest ever Premier League player Mo Salah, who is now leaving. He whined and moaned and made excuses instead of taking any responsibility. We've had enough.

What needs to change this summer?

The manager because he's lost the fans and the dressing room, but that won't happen. It's well known that FSG is sticking with him. So I guess Slot just needs a long break and should return with a new plan and some humility.

Major hope for next season?

That the team shows some fight. They don't run. They don't battle. Every physical team outperforms us in duels. It's so painful to watch. No more Alexis Mac Allister in midfield. We need players who leave everything on the pitch. It's honestly been that bad.

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After 442 appearances, 257 goals and 120 assists for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah's time at Anfield has come to an end.

The Egyptian King may have had a trophyless season to end his career at Anfield, but the 33-year-old still boasts nine major trophies during his nine years at the Merseyside club.

The Egyptian's intentions were clear from the day Liverpool announced his signing from Roma in 2017.

"Liverpool haven't won the Premier League for a long time," Salah told Liverpool's website., external

Not only does Salah leave as a two-time Premier League champion, he leaves the North West knowing he has won every single trophy which was available to his side.

Salah has also helped stamp his name in the Premier League history books with personal accolades.

In Arne Slot's debut season, Salah helped guide his team to another title, matching Alan Shearer's 1995 record of 47 goals and assists in a single season.

However, today's top-flight season is over the course of 38 games, instead of the 42 games during Shearer's era.

The forward has tied Thierry Henry's record of four Premier League golden boots, and holds Liverpool's record for the most assists during the Premier League era - 93 in total.

Although all good things must come to an end, the memories and records such as these underline why Liverpool fans will very much miss an Egyptian King, running down the wing.

Aadam Patel
Liverpool reporter

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Defender Rhys Williams will leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of June.

The centre-half was part of Liverpool's FA Youth Cup-winning squad in 2019 and made his debut under Jurgen Klopp the following year.

As injuries struck in defence, he played in 19 matches during the 2020-21 campaign to help the Reds clinch Champions League qualification with a third-placed finish in the Premier League.

Williams posted on social media: "From signing as a nine-year-old boy to leaving as a 25-year-old man, this club has let me fulfil things that dreams are made of.

"It's been an honour to wear this shirt, rub shoulders with legends and play for the greatest set of fans in the world.

"Thank you to all the players, staff and everyone who's had a part to play along the way.

"I will be forever grateful to have represented this club. Thank you, Liverpool. YNWA."

A number of current and former Liverpool players commented on the post, including Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones, Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum.

Williams also had loan spells at Kidderminster Harriers, Swansea City, Blackpool, Aberdeen, Port Vale and Morecambe.

In a club statement, Liverpool said: "Everybody at LFC would like to thank Rhys for his contribution and wish him well for the future."

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Chief football writer

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Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August.

Prediction:Champions

Where do you even start? This was a desperate campaign after strolling to the title last season in Arne Slot's first campaign in succession to Jurgen Klopp.

The context should be provided by the tragedy of beloved forward Diogo Jota's death in July. Perfectly understandably, only those inside Anfield will feel and know its full impact.

No-one, however, expected the season to end with Liverpool fans turning on Slot.

Liverpool splashed out £450m last summer to make the team worse, while few could have predicted Mohamed Salah's form falling off a cliff and into public acrimony with Slot.

So will Slot be around to oversee a recovery? Many Liverpool fans do not want him to be, but owner FSG is - currently - standing firm.

A truly rotten campaign.

What I said in August: "It's hard to see past Liverpool as this season's Premier League champions. This is a prediction made with complete confidence."

Check out the rest of my review here

Liverpool will prioritise signing a replacement for Mohamed Salah, with RB Leipzig's 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, who has a release clause of £86m, their top target. Newcastle and England winger Anthony Gordon, 25, and Paris St-Germain and France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, are also options. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Juventus are closing in on a deal for Reds goalkeeper Alisson, who has just over 12 months left on his present contract. (Goal Italia - in Italian), external

Meanwhile, Liverpool have entered the race to sign 16-year-old German midfield wonderkid Kennet Eichhorn from Hertha Berlin. (Sky Germany), external

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We asked for your views as Liverpool's difficult season finished with a 1-1 draw with Brentford.

Here are some of your comments:

Jack: Relieved that this painful season is over, it just makes it more crushing we couldn't even send two of our greatest players off with a win, let alone a trophy. I do genuinely wonder if Salah leaving might allow Slot to relax his worries about public complaints from players. It's been a frustrating season but let's hope that we can fix our struggles by the start of next season and can get the Liver bird back on its perch.

Ruth: My club forever and always. Support them when they are winning and support them harder when they don't. I am giving Slot the benefit of the doubt as this season has had so many issues outside of his control. We are not one of those teams that swap and change and I am old enough to remember Klopp's first season too.

Roger: A hugely disappointing season for various reasons which have all been well documented. It says everything when the only player to have won anything this season was Harvey Elliott - and he hardly ever played on loan at Villa! If Slot stays, he knows a repeat of this season will not be tolerated.

Nick: Average, at best, again. If you look at Sunday's starting line-up alone for Liverpool, yes Salah and Robertson are going, but, depending on reports, so are/could Alisson, Mac Allister, Jones, Gomez, and Konate (seeing as there's still no contract agreement). That's a huge overhaul, again, even before you get to squad players and those returning from loan. Another crazy, hectic summer. This time, however, it's an incredibly short leash.

Ian: Yet again so many missed chances, I lost count how many corners Liverpool had, 14 I think, and they didn't make any of them count. Our midfield is so weak, Brentford kept going through it like it didn't exit. There were not as many defensive fumbles as there usually is. The 25-26 season is now put to bed, let's hope next season proves to be a massive improvement.

Wesley: This season and Sunday's performance unfortunately took away from both Salah and Robertson leaving after having been so successful with the club. Slot has to go - we can't afford to start another season with him having set the agenda!

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Liverpool reporter

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Arne Slot has already revealed there will be a "little transition" this summer, but nothing as "drastic" as last season when Liverpool spent £450m.

With Mohamed Salah leaving, getting a stand-out wide player is an absolute priority and the potential options include RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande, PSG's Bradley Barcola or even Jarrod Bowen from relegated West Ham.

Seventeen-year-old Rio Ngumoha is rated highly and will feature more next season, while it is imperative for Slot to get the best out of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, the two most expensive Premier League signings of all time.

They have only been on the pitch together for 618 minutes this season.

Defensively, Liverpool have been cut open with ease - conceding the most goals they have ever done in a 38-game Premier League campaign - and there is no doubt they have missed the class of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Right-back has been a problem all season, with six different players starting in that position. Credit to captain Virgil van Dijk for playing every minute of the league campaign thus far, but he is no longer in his all-conquering prime while Ibrahima Konate has struggled too.

Full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong must push on and - with the departures of Salah, Andy Robertson and maybe even goalkeeper Alisson, who has been linked with a move to Juventus - it is time for new leaders to emerge.

Dominik Szoboszlai is already doing that, but Liverpool need more players to step up and take responsibility. Both Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch have been nowhere near the levels they set when Liverpool won the title in 2024-25.

The day after the World Cup final in July, Liverpool will head to the USA for a pre-season tour. There is no indication from FSG that Slot is under pressure, but he simply cannot afford a poor start next term.

Slot is of the belief that if the Reds get the signings they want, they can compete at the top again. Fail to do that and the noise will only grow and things could get ugly.

Read more about what is next for Liverpool here

Pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney join host Kelly Cates to bring you the action and talking points from all 10 fixtures on the final day of the Premier League season.

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And listen back to full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:

• Tottenham 1-0 Everton

• West Ham United 3-0 Leeds United

• Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal

• Brighton 0-3 Manchester United

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Mohamed Salah says "it's tricky to leave Liverpool" but he has "won it all" during his nine-year stay at the club.

No overseas player in the history of the Premier League has scored more goals than Salah's 193 in the competition and it was fitting that he signed off his time at Anfield with a final assist against Brentford.

The sun shone and the tears flowed on an emotional day at Anfield as Salah's Liverpool chapter closed alongside friend and team-mate Andy Robertson.

"I think I cried more than in my whole life," said Salah. "I'm not really an emotional guy.

"We lived our youth here, sharing everything from the beginning to the end. We put this club back where it belongs. He [Robertson] is loved because he gives his all in the field. They love him for that.

"It's tricky to leave Liverpool. He's very important for the team and for that period of time we had. I'm really honoured to share a dressing room with him. He was there for the team. I am very blessed to share a dressing room with him.

"It's life. I look back and wonder if I would have wanted more than I achieved. Not really. We won it all. We see the love from the fans and this is the most important thing for me.

"I will be far away from here. I will be emotional every time. I hope the team stays in the position, fighting for everything."

Anfield said farewell to Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson with an emotional display of gratitude before, during and after Sunday's draw with Brentford.

Mosaics and flags were displayed pre-match, while their songs were sung consistently during the match by supporters in the stands.

The Liverpool squad also formed a guard of honour at full-time and Robertson and Salah were met by Reds royalty Sir Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush at the end of the line.

The honours they have won during their magnificent Anfield careers were read out and they were joined by their families on the pitch.

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We had chances to score more than one goal. We almost lost in the end, and in the end, it was a draw.

"There are more habits I would like to get rid of. It's not nice to concede a goal at any moment. Far too many times this season, when we are the better team, people fail to notice this because we don't create many chances.

"Many times this season, we have been counter-attacked and conceded. We deserved to qualify for the Champions League. We've been in the top five for large parts of the season."

On Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson's reception: "Brilliant as expected. Our fans always find a way of doing something special in beautiful moments and in special moments. There was a lot of singing for Diogo Jota today."

On next season: "We brought in a lot of players last season. When they're available again, that will be a change. Every football club will sign one or two and we will do that. We need everyone available and then our results will be better."

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson, speaking to Sky Sports: "These guys come and support us every single week. I've been here nine years and we've played in front of a sellout crowd at Anfield and full away ends every game."

On qualifying for Champions League: "It was a must. It's been a hugely disappointing season from how we wanted it all to pan out. It was clear before Christmas that it wasn't going to pan out how we wanted it to. We limped over in the end. I really hope they can kick on.

"When we first came in, it was a dream to win the Champions League or the Premier League; it's now an expectation. Credit to all the lads."

On how he's feeling after playing his final game for the club: "Emotionally drained. It's been a busy week trying to keep your emotions in check and saying bye to those you need to say bye to.

"In years to come, we know we're both [Mohamed Salah] welcome back to this football club. This is a big chapter in our book, but it's not the end.

"First and foremost, we have to switch off and focus on the World Cup. I know this is our family and we'll be welcomeback."

Did you know?

• In his final appearance for the club, Mohamed Salah overtook Steven Gerrard's 92 Premier League assists for Liverpool with his 93rd for the Reds in the competition. It makes the Egyptian the 10th player to be outright top for both goals and assists for a single club in the Premier League.

• Liverpool's 60 points this season is the lowest by a side to finish fifth or higher in the Premier League since Tottenham Hotspur in 2006-07 (also fifth with 60 points).

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This marked the end of the Liverpool story for Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, two special players who conquered in England and Europe while wearing the famous red shirt.

On a poignant afternoon at Anfield, fans sang their names throughout and displayed mosaics honouring both, while the match programme was dedicated to their achievements.

Hours before kick-off, fans wearing shirts with the names of Salah and Robertson on the back arrived at the ground, some wearing plastic crowns in homage to 'Egyptian king' Salah.

Others came as ancient Egyptian pharaohs, while a banner on the Kop read "Salah Is Our King".

When Liverpool's number 11 stepped up to bend a free-kick around the Brentford wall, Liverpool fans climbed out of their seats thinking it was going in.

Instead it clattered against the post and Salah reacted by doing a hop, skip and a jump in frustration.

Salah did provide a key moment in the game, however, with his pass setting up Curtis Jones to score.

As has happened so many times this season, Liverpool were unable to hold on to the lead, and then came the moment when Salah left the pitch for the final time in a Liverpool shirt.

After being hugged by many of his team-mates, he got down on all fours before kissing the Anfield turf - and then he was gone.

Robertson, too, was given a standing ovation and was surrounded by team-mates when he was replaced by Milos Kerkez.