Liverpool are Premier League title winners.
They only required one point from their final five league games to earn their second Premier League trophy, and English record-equalling 20th title overall, but got the job done in style by defeating Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 on Sunday to round off a remarkable first season in charge for head coach Arne Slot.
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The celebrations began well before the final whistle and will continue long after the campaign and trophy parade are over.
Here’s The Athletic’s recap on what happened and what comes next.
How big a surprise was it that Liverpool won the title?
On Sunday? Not at all. Few expected anything other than a Liverpool title party against Spurs, whose focus was firmly fixed on their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt. After an early wobble, which saw Slot’s team fall behind to Dominic Solanke’s header, they seized control and delivered an emphatic performance.
The fact is that Liverpool have dominated this league campaign. They are now 15 points clear of second-placed Arsenal and could yet eclipse the record winning margin for Premier League champions of 19, set by Manchester City in 2017-18.
Yet the fact Liverpool have won this Premier League defied virtually every pre-season prediction. The consensus was that Manchester City, title winners for the previous four years, or Arsenal, runners-up to City in the previous two, would once again be the sides fighting to lift the trophy.
Club icon Jurgen Klopp departed as manager in the summer after almost nine years with Liverpool. While Slot had an impressive track record in his native Netherlands, he was an unknown quantity in English football. Pair that with a quiet summer transfer window, which saw only Italy forward Federico Chiesa sign, and a season of transition was felt to be on the cards.
Slot had other ideas. From the moment he arrived, he spoke about improving on the previous campaign, which had seen Liverpool competing with City and Arsenal in the title race until results fell away in the final month or so. He felt the squad he inherited was good enough to challenge at the top of the table and he has been proven right.
City and Arsenal have unexpectedly regressed, but that should take nothing away from Liverpool, who have been the best side in the country, with a 90-plus points season still possible.
Liverpool have thrived while Guardiola’s City have had a difficult season (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Why was this such a big moment for their fans?
Winning the league is always a big moment, but this was particularly special.
Liverpool ended their 30-year wait for their 19th domestic title, and first of the Premier League era, in 2020. However, the Covid-19 pandemic ensured there were no supporters inside Anfield to watch captain Jordan Henderson lift the trophy. UK government restrictions to limit the spread of the virus also meant there was no trophy parade through the city or any such opportunity for fans to celebrate with the players.
When discussing a possible league title this season, star forward Mohamed Salah has been one of the more vocal players in pointing out that they didn’t have the chance to celebrate their success properly five years ago and saying that has served as motivation during the campaign.
Fans celebrate the title win (Carl Recine/Getty Images)
It had been 35 years since Liverpool supporters saw their team lift the league champions’ trophy in person, so for many, Sunday represented their first time celebrating a title win. There were no restrictions on a party, unlike 2020, and the celebrations were predictably euphoric: before kick-off, Anfield was engulfed by red smoke from flares wielded by fans and fireworks fizzed outside Anfield long after the final whistle.
It was, in many ways, a double celebration: first for this title win, and also the fact that Liverpool have now drawn level with arch-rivals Manchester United’s English record of 20 league title wins.
Why did they not lift the trophy after the Spurs game?
As per Premier League tradition, the champions get presented with the trophy at their final home game of a season — unless the race goes to the final day and the team concerned are playing away in that round of fixtures.
Liverpool’s last game of this league campaign is at Anfield against Crystal Palace, on Sunday, May 25, and that is when captain Virgil van Dijk will get his hands on the trophy.
Will there be a parade?
Yes. There was always an expectation that Liverpool fans would be free to flock onto the streets to catch a glimpse of the team with the trophy and those plans were formally confirmed on Monday.
The event is set to take place on Monday, May 26 — the day after the final game of the season and a public holiday in the UK, which should ensure vast crowds.
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The parade, organised by Liverpool City Council, will start at 2.30pm and will follow the same 15km route as the 2019 Champions League and 2022 League Cup and FA Cup parades.
It will start at Allerton Maze in the south of the city before heading north on Queens Drive. It then passes through Mill Bank, West Derby Road, Islington, Leeds Street and The Strand before finishing on Blundell Street.
Crowds of around 750,000 turned out in 2019, with similar numbers possible this year. “A Liverpool victory parade is more than football — it’s a celebration of our city’s pride, passion and community spirit,” said Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool City Council.
Liverpool parade the Champions League trophy through the city in 2019 (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
How much will they earn from winning the title?
Premier League prize money is worked out through a combination of factors.
All 20 clubs earn an equal share of £86.9million ($115.8m) through domestic and international broadcasting rights and a further £8.2m via commercial income. The remainder of annual earnings is decided by final league position — merit payments — with each position closer to the top of the table worth an additional £2.8m — and facility fees, which are awarded every time a club are featured on live TV in the UK. With a month to go, Liverpool are set to be televised domestically 29 times this season from their 38 Premier League matches.
City, last season’s title winners, banked £175.9m in prize money. Liverpool were third in the 2023-24 prize-money table with £171m, so are only likely to see a marginal increase to around the same figure City received.
Some of Liverpool’s commercial deals may also include title bonuses, however. The Athletic reported earlier this year that the club will net an extra £2m from their kit deal with Nike when they seal the title.
Earnings will be offset by bonuses paid out to players for winning the league, with Liverpool often incentivising the contracts they offer to squad members so they reward success.
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Finishing in the top five domestically also means Champions League football again come September. Despite their exit in the round of 16, Liverpool coming first in the competition’s league phase this season helped them earn around £83.8m through a shared prize pot, on-pitch performance and their ‘value pillar’, which is based on clubs’ domestic TV deals and previous results at European level.
Will they be favourites to win the title next season?
Key players Salah and Van Dijk signing new contracts and committing their futures to the club is a huge positive and increases Liverpool’s chances of successfully defending the title. They are hugely influential figures on and off the field and, assuming their levels do not fall off a cliff as they move deeper into their thirties, Liverpool will surely remain contenders.
England international Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to leave under freedom of contract once his deal expires in the summer, but Liverpool will have the opportunity to strengthen the weaker areas of their squad while maintaining stability and already having title-winning foundations in place.
Salah and Van Dijk have been hugely influential this season (Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Their dominant title win this season should see them positioned as favourites heading into the next one, but the expectation is that Arsenal and City will put up a stronger challenge when the games begin again in August. Arteta’s north Londoners look better placed to do so, especially if they strengthen their attack over the summer, while Pep Guardiola’s team have more questions to answer after their major dip during the middle of this season.
It is difficult to see how any other side beyond those two makes the significant leap it would require to be considered a serious contender.
(Top photo: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)
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