Which Liverpool players will get a Premier League medal?
Liverpool are only two victories away from clinching their first Premier League title in 30 years, so let’s assess who will be rewarded with an elusive medal.
According to Premier League guidelines, only 40 medals will be distributed to the champions of the campaign.
Players with five or more appearances will automatically qualify for a medal, while the rest will be distributed to the club’s choosing, whether to the staff or other members of the roster.
So far, 20 players have met the requirement for a medal, appearances in brackets: Alisson (20), Adrian (11), Virgil Van Dijk (29), Dejan Lovren (9), Joe Gomez (19), Andrew Robertson (28), Joel Matip (8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (29), Fabinho (20), Georginio Wijnaldum (28), James Milner (18), Naby Keita (9), Jordan Henderson (25), Adam Lallana (15), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (21), Roberto Firmino (29), Sadio Mane (26), Mohamed Salah (26), Xherdan Shaqiri (6), and Divock Origi (22).
However, Liverpool still have nine fixtures left in the season, which leaves enough room for more players to earn their medals.
With the Reds expected to clinch the title within the first two weeks of the restart, Jurgen Klopp plans to give additional opportunities to more youth and bench pieces to prepare for future seasons.
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This means that names like Harvey Elliott (1), Curtis Jones (2), and Takumi Minamino (3) will all see an increase in playtime once the Reds are officially champions.
Additionally, Neco Williams and Ki-Jana Hoever—who both have zero appearances—could be in line for an uptick in appearances as well.
This could potentially take the medal tally up to 25 players, which leaves room for 15 medals to be allocated to the staff. Currently, there are 22 members of the first-team staff listed on the official Liverpool website, so as much as seven of them can miss out.
This also means that it is unlikely for the players that won’t get five appearances such as Rhian Brewster or Andy Lonergan to get a medal.
But everyone that was a part of this record-breaking team should be proud of their contributions whether or not they will receive a medal.
In fact, the real reward of this title is the shared success, camaraderie, and joy brought to the community—not just a medal.