Liverpool win EPL, equal English record with 20th top-flight title

Liverpool’s coronation is full.

The Reds, runaway Premier League leaders for a number of weeks now, formally clinched the title Sunday with 4 matches to spare, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield to seal the deal.

The Merseyside outfit now has 20 top-flight English titles in its historical past, tied for many all time with historic rivals Manchester United.

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Arsenal’s draw with Crystal Palace earlier within the week left Liverpool only one level away from securing the trophy going into Sunday’s match. Arne Slot’s staff took full benefit.

After conceding an early objective to Dominic Solanke in entrance of an expectant Anfield crowd Sunday, Liverpool got here storming again in emphatic style. Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister, and Cody Gakpo every scored in an 18-minute span within the first half to get the house facet again on the title-clinching monitor.

Mohamed Salah’s fierce second-half strike, his forty sixth objective involvement of the league marketing campaign, padded the lead, and Future Udogie’s personal objective rounded out the scoring.

It was becoming that Salah received his title on the scoresheet.

Powered primarily by the Egyptian’s superlative particular person marketing campaign, Liverpool ran away with the Premier League in Slot’s first season on the helm, adapting instantly to his type of play after the departure of beloved longtime bench boss Jurgen Klopp final yr.

Slot joins Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte, and Manuel Pellegrini as the one managers to win the Premier League of their first marketing campaign in English soccer.

Klopp was in cost when Liverpool claimed their most up-to-date title in 2020 to finish a 30-year drought, and a handful of the stalwarts from that facet have additionally been very important contributors to this newest success. Captain Virgil van Dijk, goalkeeper Alisson Becker, and defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson have been a part of the squad with Salah 5 years in the past.

The celebrations that point round appeared very, very completely different.

5 years in the past, Anfield was nearly solely empty on account of pandemic restrictions, with solely a smattering of relations allowed to witness the membership’s long-awaited trophy presentation in individual.

The storied venue was in full social gathering mode Sunday, with over 60,000 raucous followers packing the stadium and offering a celebratory environment nicely earlier than the opening kickoff. The air of expectation was palpable.

Liverpool have misplaced simply two league matches this season and used a 26-match unbeaten run to drag away from Arsenal, who emerged as the one true competitors for the Reds this season earlier than finally falling off the tempo.

Manchester Metropolis, Premier League champions in every of the final 4 seasons – and 6 of the final seven general – dropped off considerably this yr, opening the door for Liverpool to storm via.

The Reds have been in rivalry for a quadruple earlier within the marketing campaign however misplaced within the League Cup closing whereas additionally struggling exits within the Champions League and FA Cup. These setbacks did not impression their league type, although, as Slot’s males continued to rack up factors at a fee no person in England might match.