Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has outlined a 'strange' Liverpool success this term and expects a new challenge next season
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Liverpool last week added the Premier League title to their European, world and UEFA Super Cup crowns to become the first club to hold all four trophies at the same time.
They won the Premier League title with seven games remaining, becoming the first team to do so.
But despite creating history, Oxlade-Chamberlain knows the task could to get tougher for the Reds next season.
“It's a test of, 'Right, now we need to go again and we need to go to the next stage and how far can we push this?'" the midfielder said.
"We don't know but we need to do everything we can to try and stay where we are now and develop again because the league develops every single year and all teams strengthen.
"It's hard to keep up those levels and that consistency every year. We now need to keep pushing and pushing ourselves.
"Playing for this manager, that's exactly what he does every day. That's what we know and what we've come to expect. That's just normal now."
On how the Reds feels about their Premier League achievement this season, the former Arsenal man explained that the hectic schedule still at hand hasn't given them the time to yet fully contemplate their success.
"I know it feels good because I know it's meant to feel amazing but at the minute it hasn't really sunk in because the games are still coming thick and fast," he said.
"We're still in the same mindset of finishing as strong as possible and win all the games.
"Usually I guess when guys become champions, there's one, maybe two games to go – sometimes the last day of the season – and once it's done it's holiday and it's a whole time to reflect on the season.
"For us, it's a bit of a strange one because we haven't really had a chance to really sit back and sort take in what we've done for this season.
"But I mean it obviously feels amazing to know that we made it over the line and we've got that silverware for the club. We haven't really had time to stop and take it all in properly yet."