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Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane.(Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)

Roy Keane has issued a challenge to Liverpool as they move closer to being crowned Premier League champions.

The Reds had the opportunity to win the league on Easter Sunday, but those hopes were dashed after Arsenal claimed a routine win over Ipswich Town earlier in the day.

Liverpool defeated Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium a couple of hours after the Gunners, to move a step closer to winning their 20th top-flight title.



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Ahead of the trip to the King Power Stadium, Liverpool needed a maximum of six points to win the Premier League title with six fixtures left to play.

The last couple of weeks has seen Liverpool's potential summer transfer business take centre stage.

Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have both put pen to paper on new contracts this month, with Trent Alexander-Arnold's deal still set to expire at the end of the season.

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Keane has sent a message to Liverpool, believing that improvements will still be needed from the Reds going into next season.

The Manchester United legend went on to explain what he believes will be in head coach Arne Slot's thinking heading into the summer transfer window and beyond.

“I would have thought so (they’re planning ahead with transfers)," Keane told Sky Sports.

"Of course you’d be delighted with the way the season’s gone, champions with a few games to go, but you’d have to be critical of the squad and start looking where they can improve.

"Great news for Liverpool with the players [Salah and Van Dijk] staying on, big players, big boost for everybody, but they’ll certainly looking at recruitment in the summer where they can get stronger.

"We were talking earlier, they’ll want to be back in the mix for the Champions League quarters and semi-finals - that’s what Liverpool expect.

"They key now for Liverpool is can they kick on and win the title again?

That will be the challenge now for Liverpool, get back-to-back titles.”

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