 "Liverpool have won their 20th Premier League title and they still have four games to go. Image: Reuters")
Liverpool are Premier League champions once again as they produced a brilliant comeback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield on Sunday and wrapped up the Premier League 2024-25 title in style.
Liverpool only needed a point to win their 20th English league title, which would match Manchester United’s record. But they made sure of it with a dominant performance after a shaky start.
Liverpool equal Man Utd’s record
With this win, Liverpool moved to 82 points from 34 matches. Arsenal, who are second, are far behind on 67 points. This win means Liverpool have now matched Manchester United’s record of 20 English top-flight titles.
20 - Liverpool, Manchester United
13 - Arsenal
10 - Manchester City
9 - Everton
7 - Aston Villa
6 - Chelsea, Sunderland
4 - Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday
3 - Blackburn, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wolves
2 - Burnley, Derby, Portsmouth, Preston, Tottenham
1 - Ipswich, Leicester, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, West Brom
Van Dijk reacts after Liverpool make history
“It’s special and it’s something that we don’t take for granted. It’s amazing, what today was,” Van Dijk told Sky Sports as the players took a lap of honour around Anfield.
“A lot of emotions before the game, during the whole week. We got the job done and we truly deserve to be champions of England.
“(It’s) the most beautiful club in the world. I think we deserve all of this. Let’s enjoy the next couple of weeks and let it sink in.”
Liverpool first lifted the Premier League trophy five years ago amid the COVID-19 pandemic when the fans were not allowed inside the stadium to celebrate their first league title in 30 years.
This time, however, the fans turned up at a packed Anfield, serenading the players with the club’s anthem ‘You’ll never walk alone’.
“Yeah, I was desperate for them (to be here) of course, for all the fans around the world, for the fans here, but for us as well,” Van Dijk said.
“We got two Premier League trophies in five years, so that’s still a good achievement.”
(With agency inputs)