Last time Liverpool won the league, the 2019-2020 season, they had to celebrate in front of almost empty stands at home at Anfield due to covid.
It was different now, when they five years later got to celebrate with their fans for real after crushing Tottenham with 5-1 and securing the league title with four rounds left.
Huge party already before the match
Already before the match against Tottenham, the party outside the arena was enormous. Thousands of fans welcomed the team bus when it rolled in, red smoke filled the arena area, and waving flags were seen as far as the eye could reach.
This despite Liverpool needing at least a draw to secure the title.
When we rolled into the arena, you really felt that nothing could go wrong. Regardless of whether we conceded a goal and fell behind, I had the feeling that we would win. I was pretty sure we would win for the fans today, says Alisson Becker in Viaplay's studio.
And the fans would also get to put their hearts in their throats.
In the 12th minute, Dominic Solanke gave the away team the lead when he headed in a corner. But after that, it was no contest.
Liverpool equalized four minutes later, and when Alexis Mac Allister thundered in 2-1 for the home team with a real projectile already in the 24th minute of the match, the jubilation knew no bounds.
And when Liverpool went to halftime with 3-1, the fans could at least start glancing at the champagne bottle.
First season at the helm
Tottenham had, despite Dejan Kulusevski being substituted in at halftime, no answer to the home team's maneuvers, and when the final whistle blew, coach Arne Slot could state that his team had won the Premier League title in his first year in the club.
The final score was written to a whole 5-1, and means that second-placed Arsenal cannot catch up the 15 points that separate the teams.
This is on another level. We talk all the time about how we play for our fans, and how important they are for this club. And to get to celebrate in front of them today ... It's incredible. And this is just the beginning, now we're going to celebrate this for a long time, continues Alisson.
The league title was Liverpool's 20th domestic title ever, and the second under the Premier League era (first season 1992-1993). It is a tie with Manchester United's record.
