Jason McAteer has tipped one of the Premier League biggest clubs to land a treble in 2025-26 after their impressive summer transfer window.
Manchester United and Manchester City are the only English clubs to achieve the historic feat to date – clinched in 1999 and 2023 respectively.
The treble is secured by winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season and is incredibly hard to do.
The likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have never won trebles – but McAteer feels Arne Slot’s side are genuinely capable of doing it this term.
The Reds, who landed last season’s Premier League title in Slot’s debut campaign as head coach, have already made a number of high-profile signings including Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong.
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Liverpool have also reached a full agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign Hugo Ekitike in a deal worth £79m.
Jason McAteer backs Liverpool for 2026 treble
Former Liverpool defender McAteer told William Hill Vegas: ‘If Liverpool were to win back-to-back Premier League titles, it would be phenomenal.
‘They don’t need to win the Champions League to call it a great season, but to be a truly legendary team, you must win both competitions or even complete the treble, like Manchester United in 1998-99.
‘Liverpool have been in contention in recent years, going deep in four competitions.
‘The signings that Liverpool have made this summer mean they now have a squad capable of going all the way.
‘The likes of Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike mean they have a team and a squad set up not just to compete, but to win the Champions League and the Premier League.
‘The quality is undoubtedly there, and so is the experience.
‘When you have players like Mohamed Salah still delivering 30 plus goals a season, a world-class centre-half like Virgil van Dijk, and Alisson in goal, who keeps clean sheets for fun, there is absolutely no reason why Liverpool cannot be genuine treble contenders.
‘There is a reason why trebles are not won often – Manchester City did it recently, but we all know pressure builds and fatigue, injuries, and the mental toll all mount up.
‘But they are prepared for that – Arne Slot’s squad has the ingredients to do something legendary.’
McAteer has also suggested that the new Champions League format – only introduced last season – hurt Liverpool as they crashed out to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16.
‘Despite being knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain, you have to say that Liverpool had a phenomenal Champions League campaign last season,’ he added.
‘They came up against PSG at exactly the wrong time. Remember, they won in Paris in the first leg and were only defeated at Anfield on penalties.
‘It was more of a disappointment because Liverpool finished top of the league phase. In a different format, maybe a fairer one, Liverpool would have gone all the way.’