The 2024/25 season had ended in dream fashion for Liverpool as the Merseyside club secured a record-equalling 20th English top-flight crown.
Any concern that the first campaign since the emotional exit of Jurgen Klopp might be one of transition was blown away as replacement Arne Slot guided his new club to the Premier League title at the first time of asking.
They finished 10 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table with Manchester City – who started the season dreaming of a fifth successive title – a further three points back in third.
“To replace Jurgen is a big job and the manager did it in his own way and deserves a lot of credit,” said captain Virgil van Dijk of Slot. “I don't think anyone from the outside world thought we would be Premier League champions.”
“It feels great. I don't think I want to say a lot. The only thing now is to send my appreciation to Jurgen Klopp,” Slot said after Liverpool's 5-1 hammering of Tottenham Hotspur that sealed the title with four games to spare.
“So many moments in the season the two of us have had contact … but what mattered most is the team he left behind that was able to win the trophy.”
At the other end of the table, it was a grim time for newly-promoted trio Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton who hurtled straight back down to the second tier.
Third-bottom Leicester were 13 points shy of safety while sorry Southampton were left m
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