Liverpool Are Premier League Champs
- Wallop Tottenham Hotspur 5-1
- Arne Slot pulls off impossible job
- Brings title No. 20 to Anfield
Coach Arne Slot tutored Liverpool on Sunday officially emerged the English Premier League champions coming from behind to demolish Tottenham Hotspur 5-1.
With Arsenal no longer able to catch them, the victory saw the Merseysiders equalling Manchester United’s record of 20 titles in the premier league.
To formally claim the 2024-25 Premiership title, the Reds, currently 15 points clear of Arsenal with four games left to play, taught struggling Tottenham a good lesson at Anfield.
After Dominic Solanke had given Spurs a shock early lead in the 12th minute, goals from Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo quickly turned the table. To worsen Spur’s nightmare, Mohamed Salah added a fourth for the hosts in the second half before a Destiny Udogie own goal made it 5-1.
No doubt, there were fears for Liverpool in their first season without Coach Jurgen Klopp at the helm since 2014-15. But despite having to replace Klopp, considered one of the most iconic characters in the club’s history, Dutchman Arne Slot has immediately achieved legendary status himself in the Premier League.
Sunday’s win over Tottenham Hotspur confirmed what many football pundits have long known that Liverpool are the best team in England this season.
For months now, the Reds have been tagged champions-elect, turning what was expected to be a titanic three-way title race into a Premier League procession.
Consequently, some have attempted to rain on Liverpool’s parade before it even got under way, much to the annoyance of Virgil van Dijk, who even took Michael Owen to task for implying that his team’s 2024-25 campaign hasn’t been as “special” as it could have been because of their Champions League last-16 exit and Carabao Cup final loss to Newcastle.
Rather remarkably, it has taken a couple of legends from Liverpool’s traditional rivals to put the scale of Arne Slot’s achievement into perspective.
“We have to praise the manager because he’s done an amazing job,” former Manchester United captain Roy Keane said on Sky Sports.
According to Keane; “It was a decent group when he took over, but if someone had said at the start of the season that Liverpool would be where they are now, you wouldn’t have believed them, you’d have thought they needed locking up!”
On his part, another Manchester United legend, Gary Neville certainly didn’t think Liverpool would be anywhere near the top of the table. In fact, he tipped them to finish fifth, below Manchester United and Tottenham
The ex-Red Devils right-back admitted on Sky; “I’m stunned by Liverpool. For Slot to take over from Jurgen Klopp, a massive personality and character who was loved beyond words by Liverpool fans, you just thought there was going to be a drop-off, everyone thought there would be a drop-off, I certainly did. But Slot’s been perfect in terms of what Liverpool needed this season.”
Based on how things have played out, Neville was not wrong either. Klopp may have left Liverpool in rude health, but transitions are not meant to be this smooth, especially not for a manager succeeding a living legend.
As many remain in awe, wondering how Slot did the magic and made a seemingly impossible task look quite so easy, let the celebrations continue for Liverpool with their next fixture being an away game to Chelsea next Sunday at Stamford Bridge. – With Goal.com reports
