How many medals do Premier League winners get?
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Every season, the Premier League champions are given 40 winners medals.
Of those 40 medals, Premier League rules stipulate one is allocated to every player who has made five or more appearances in the competition during the season.
That usually leaves around 15-20 medals left over. The winning club can choose to distribute those as they see fit.
Managers and other senior coaching staff, including their assistants, are customarily awarded some of the remaining medals.
Players who have featured on fewer than five occasions may not be guaranteed a medal but could be given one by the club.
Any player who has transferred to a new club part way through the season may be eligible for a medal if their previous team wins the league title.
For example, when Joao Cancelo ed Bayern Munich on loan from Manchester City in January 2023, he was eligible for two league winners medals - one for winning the Bundesliga as part of Bayern's squad, and one for featuring 17 times in City's Premier League triumph before his departure.
Medals are placed around players' necks on the day the trophy is awarded to the winning team. A cushioned display case is also provided with each one
What are Premier League medals made of?
Premier League winners medals are made of silver with a thin plate of gold on the exterior.
Most sports medals - including gold, silver and bronze variants handed out at the Olympics - are primarily made of silver because it is cheaper and more durable.
The current Premier League design features the word 'champions' at the top and the season at the bottom, and also includes the lion portrait which has served as the Premier League logo since 2016.
The lion was chosen as the division's symbol when it was founded in 1992 in order to reflect the traditional Three Lions of English football which feature in the Football Association's logo.
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Which Liverpool players and staff will receive Premier League winners medals?
Twenty-two players have already made at least five Premier League appearances for 2024-25 champions Liverpool this season, guaranteeing them a medal.
They are:
Goalkeepers - Alisson Becker, Caoimhin Kelleher
Defenders - Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Bradley, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Andrew Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielders - Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister, Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai
Forwards - Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa
Italian forward Chiesa, who signed for about £10m from Juventus last summer, made his fifth appearance in the Premier League this season away to Chelsea. He played 41 minutes in total during those five appearances.
Meanwhile, third-choice goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros and young striker Jayden Danns, now on loan at Sunderland, have played a single game each.
Awarding a medal to those two players would mean Liverpool still have 16 to allocate as they wish.
Manager Arne Slot and his two assistants, Sipke Hulshoff and former Everton defender Johnny Heitinga, will almost certainly be awarded medals. The likes of physical performance coach Ruben Peeters, individual performance coach Aaron Briggs, and goalkeeping coach Fabian Otte could be next in line.
There are also seven other young players who have not featured in the Premier League for Liverpool this season but have played in other competitions. They are Trent Kone-Doherty, Isaac Mabaya, James McConnell, Tyler Morton, Rio Ngumoha, Amara Nallo and Trey Nyoni.
Even if Liverpool were to allocate a medal to all of the above, there would still be three remaining.
This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.