But Owen is rather disappointed that Liverpool “didn’t cash in” and won more cups.

Over the last month the Reds were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first time of asking, before being dumped out of the Champions League by PSG in the round of 16 after finishing the league phase at the top of the standings. Liverpool then lost to Newcastle United in the final of the League Cup.

However, they are still favourites to seal the league. Their gap over Arsenal gives them some room for slip-ups over the next month.

“If you said to all the Liverpool fans before the season they would win one trophy and that would be the Premier League, they would have snapped your hand off,” Owen said.

“In the league … it’s almost a foregone conclusion now, they have basically almost won that trophy. So there was a focus on how many they can actually win, but in a space of a couple weeks they are out of all three and it feels like the season is heading towards an anti-climax, which it shouldn't be.

“But I’m sure in a few weeks people will forget about it and be really excited about clinching that Premier League trophy. The only thing is when you are dominant and have a great team, you have to cash in and win as many trophies as you can.

“We know how competitive it is and great teams don’t last forever.”

* The interview with Michael Owen was courtesy of SunBet, who is running an exciting new competition where one lucky winner could win a R100,000 VIP UK experience, including:

A stadium tour of Emirates Stadium (Arsenal FC’s home).
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