Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and teammates have a good time after profitable the Premier League in Liverpool, Britain, on April 27, 2025. —Reuters
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool roared again from a aim behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in type on a momentous day at a sun-drenched Anfield on Sunday.
Needing solely a degree to make sure a record-equalling twentieth English title with 4 video games remaining, Liverpool had been rocked within the twelfth minute as Dominic Solanke headed Tottenham in entrance.
However the title social gathering was solely briefly silenced as Liverpool struck again with a Luis Diaz tap-in, an Alexis Mac Allister thunderbolt and a Cody Gakpo shot earlier than halftime.
A one-sided second half noticed Mohamed Salah finish a six-match scoring drought by firing a low shot previous Guglielmo Vicario within the 63rd minute — celebrating his twenty eighth league aim of an impressive season by snapping a selfie with a fan.
Tottenham’s Future Udogie then bundled in an personal aim to finish a depressing afternoon for the guests who’ve misplaced 19 Premier League video games this season.
Liverpool, who’ve now matched arch-rivals Manchester United’s English titles report, have 82 factors from 34 video games performed with Arsenal a distant second on 67.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with followers after profitable the Premier League in Liverpool, Britain, on April 27, 2025. —Reuters
A rendition of You may By no means Stroll Alone — the membership’s beloved anthem — boomed out after the ultimate whistle with the likes of membership greats Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush becoming a member of in.
“This is difficult to put into words,” Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot, who changed Juergen Klopp final yr and is the primary Dutch coach to win the Premier League, stated on the pitch.
“It’s more than what I can describe… Everyone said we had already won it but you still feel pressure to get the point over the line.”
Slot is barely the fifth supervisor to win the Premier League title in his debut season in English soccer and whereas it was a formality earlier than kickoff, there was nonetheless the small matter of Liverpool making certain the cake was iced in entrance of their followers.
5 years in the past, when Klopp’s Liverpool ended a 30-year watch for a nineteenth title, the Covid pandemic meant a relatively anti-climactic finale inside an empty Anfield.
Sunday greater than made up for that because the followers went via their choir e book of membership anthems lengthy earlier than kickoff.
Sixteenth-placed Tottenham, who made eight modifications to their beginning line-up with one eye on Thursday’s Europa League semi-final, arrived as sacrificial lambs, however momentarily gate-crashed the social gathering as former Liverpool participant Solanke headed in James Maddison’s nook.
Liverpool had been solely behind for 4 minutes although.
Diaz, showing in his one centesimal Premier League sport for the membership, tapped in Dominik Szoboszlai’s low cross and whereas it was initially disallowed for offside, the choice was overturned after a VAR verify to sighs of aid all spherical.
Unsung hero
Eight minutes later the social gathering was in full swing as Liverpool took the lead with a particular aim by Mac Allister — one of many actual unsung heroes in Liverpool’s midfield engine room.
Tottenham gave possession away making an attempt to play out from the again and when the ball arrived on the ft of the Argentine World Cup winner he thumped a left-footed shot excessive past Vicario.
With the guests now totally complying with their function as props in Liverpool’s parade, the hosts started to run riot as Gakpo slammed in his aspect’s third aim after 34 minutes.
All that was left to finish an ideal day was a aim for Egyptian Kop idol Salah, and he duly obliged after the break with a trademark end after slicing in from the appropriate and belting a shot previous Vicario.
“It’s special and something we don’t ever take for granted,” captain Virgil van Dijk stated. “Lots of emotions today, we are truly the deserved champions.”
After a season of domination during which Liverpool have suffered two defeats in 34 league video games, nobody was arguing.
