Gary Neville names the one trophy Liverpool won’t win this season

Gary Neville has named the one trophy Liverpool won’t win as they eye a stunning treble.

Liverpool are on the verge of one of the greatest campaigns in the club’s history, currently sitting 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

The Reds finished third in Jurgen Klopp’s final season at Anfield and a natural drop-off was expected under Arne Slot, who arrived from Dutch giants Feyenoord.

But Liverpool have occupied top-spot in the Premier League for most of the season and extended their lead over second-placed Arsenal to 15 points at the weekend.

Liverpool will put their Premier League aspirations to one side this week as they face Paris Saint-Germain for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and meet Newcastle United at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final.

Slot’s side were second best for much of the first leg against PSG but Alisson produced the performance of his life to keep the French champions at bay before Harvey Elliott scored late on to snatch a 1-0 win.

Five days after their Champions League knockout game, Liverpool travel to Wembley to face a Newcastle side who outplayed Arsenal to reach the Carabao Cup final.

Neville believes the Premier League title is already ‘in the bag’ for Liverpool and expects them to triumph in next weekend’s domestic cup final, but believes they will come up short in the Champions League.

‘They’ve got big games coming up but I think that’s a positive for Liverpool,’ he said on his Sky Sports podcast. ‘They don’t have time to think.

‘It will be a hell of a game at Anfield this week, it will be a brilliant game. The atmosphere will be sensational and Liverpool will be right up for it.

‘They won’t be complacent in the league but they’ve got this, the title is in their hands. They haven’t just got one hand on the trophy, the ribbons are already being changed as we speak.

‘The title is massive for Liverpool, winning that is big. To get level with United on league titles and to win a title in Arne Slot’s first season is a huge achievement.

‘They will have scares but they’ve got more than enough. The teams behind them are not dipping, they’re going further behind never mind catching them up.

‘Liverpool have got it in the bag, I think they will win it in April. The Champions League is a different story, it can be over in a one-off game.

‘I’m not quite sure I see them winning it – you can never write them off obviously – but I don’t quite see it.

‘It wouldn’t surprise me actually if they went out this week. It’s a 50-50 game for me, either team would easily win, PSG are a good side.’

While Neville suspects Liverpool could be knocked out of the Champions League by PSG, he says they will be too strong for Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final.

Liverpool are already out of the FA Cup, suffering a shock defeat to Championship side Plymouth Argyle, but a stunning treble is still possible.

‘It goes without saying who I want to win but not necessarily just because of the rivalry with Liverpool,’ the Manchester United legend and former England defender added.

‘It feels years and decades since Newcastle, Spurs, Villa, Everton have won a trophy. Imagine the atmosphere if Newcastle did it.

‘Liverpool are big favourites – they’re in such great form and look so solid throughout. Hopefully it’s a good game and Newcastle can stay in the game.

‘It will be tough though because Liverpool are firing on all cylinders. They will want more trophies and medals.

‘They have players like Salah and Van Dijk that just don’t look like coming off the pitch as losers. That’s the problem Newcastle have.’

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