Arne Slot made certain to pay tribute to Jurgen Klopp for the inspiration he left at Liverpool after clinching the Premier League title in his first season in cost.
Liverpool wanted solely a degree towards Tottenham to safe a record-tying twentieth English league title and, although they fell behind early to a Dominic Solanke header, they in the end achieved their purpose in fashion.
Luis Diaz equalised earlier than Alexis MacAllister and Cody Gakpo gave Liverpool command earlier than half-time, with Mohamed Salah’s twenty eighth purpose of the season and an personal purpose from Future Udogie rounding off an emphatic 5-1 victory.
Liverpool maintain an unassailable 15-point lead over second-placed Arsenal with 4 video games to play and have misplaced simply twice within the league all season.
However when requested by Sky Sports activities how he had made issues look really easy in his first season in English soccer, Slot instantly praised predecessor Klopp, who introduced down the curtain on his storied tenure on the membership on the finish of final season. Klopp received the Premier League with Liverpool in 2019-20, although he and the gamers had been unable to have fun with followers due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“That’s not solely my job, it’s the job of the gamers and the workers members standing over there and the work Jurgen and Pepijn [Lijnders] left behind over right here,” Slot stated.
“The tradition of the group, the work price, the standard was excellent. All of us knew that. We began off rather well and it possibly helped a bit that [Manchester] Metropolis had a tough spell, which they hadn’t had in 5 years.
“When the season began everybody would have been comfortable if we had been within the high 4 for Champions League once more however I don’t assume that was honest to our gamers as a result of they’re much higher than that and that’s what they’ve confirmed this season.”
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Slot paid a extra public tribute to Klopp as he addressed the group.
Klopp, who additionally led Liverpool to 2 runners-up finishes during which they tallied over 90 factors in coming second to Metropolis together with a haul of seven different trophies that included the Champions League, sang Slot’s title at Anfield as he stated farewell final Could.
And Slot returned the favour as he celebrated the Reds’ historic triumph, with the Anfield crowd exhibiting no hesitation in becoming a member of within the present of affection for Klopp.
Liverpool have 4 extra video games to play and can carry the trophy on Could 25 within the season finale towards Crystal Palace.
“It’s particular and it’s one thing that we don’t take as a right. It’s wonderful,” captain Virgil van Dijk instructed Sky Sports activities.
“A variety of feelings earlier than the sport, throughout the entire week, however we bought the job executed and we [are] really deserved champions of England.
“[Liverpool is] essentially the most stunning membership on this planet and I believe we deserve all of this. Let’s benefit from the subsequent couple of weeks and let it sink in.”
