After Arsenal wrapped up the double earlier this week against Manchester United, attention will switch to the race for second place and the battle to avoid relegation when the final round of English Premiership matches gets underway on Saturday.

Liverpool’s match at home to Ipswich Town will have an impact on both outstanding issues with the hosts looking to wrap up second place and their visitors having to win and hope Sunderland lose if they are to stay among the elite.

While Arsenal were winning 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to secure their 12th top flight title, the Merseysiders beat Blackburn 4-3 at Anfield. That victory saw them leapfrog United by a point into second place.

Another home win will guarantee Liverpool the second automatic Champions League place and so avoid the preliminary rounds of European club football’s leading competition.

But the stakes are even higher for Ipswich, who still have an opportunity to avoid joining already relegated rivals Leicester and Derby in the First Division next season.

To beat the drop George Burley’s men must win at Anfield and hope that Sunderland, currently three points ahead of them, lose at home to Derby.

That would leave both Ipswich and Sunderland on 39 points. But the Tractor Boys superior goal difference would then kick in, ensuring that Ipswich, fifth last season, stayed in the Premiership.

Getting a result at Anfield is never easy at the best of times, especially when Liverpool have something to play for.

But Burley, a former Ipswich player, said the fact that his side’s chances had been written off by most observers would be the ideal inspiration for Town.

Going down again would be all the more painful this time for Ipswich, who earlier in the season were competing in the UEFA Cup - a trophy they won in 1981.

Elsewhere United, without a trophy for the first time in four years, will need to beat Charlton at home and hope Liverpool fail to win to ensure their season does not end in the relative failure of third place.

Meanwhile Arsenal will be parading both the Premiership and FA Cup trophies in front of their adoring Highbury fans. Arsenal have already become the first English team in over 100 years to go through a top-flight league campaign without losing an away fixture.

Another notable record now beckons Arsene Wenger’s men. A goal against Everton will mean Arsenal have scored in every league match this season - not bad for a club once nicknamed ‘boring’.