Liverpool Champions, Liverpool Celebrate

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY — Play, win, and champion. These are the three ingredients that Liverpool fulfilled in the 34th week of the English League match on Sunday (27/4/2025) at Anfield Stadium. "The Reds" defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 to secure their 20th league title.

A sea of red has adorned the city of Liverpool, specifically the streets leading to Anfield, since Sunday morning local time. Liverpudlians, Liverpool supporters, already understand. A draw is enough for Liverpool to complete the 2024-2025 Premier League trophy race.

Dominik Solanke, the Spurs striker, scored a header in the 12th minute, initiating the first corner kick for the visiting team. The goal seemed to ignite the spirit of the Liverpool players. It was as if Solanke's goal awakened the tiger's spirit within the Red squad, which had momentarily dozed off.

As a result, Liverpool responded with five goals. Luis Diaz (16’), Alexis Mac Allister (24’), Cody Gakpo (34’), and Mohamed Salah (63’), along with an own goal from Spurs wing-back Destiny Udogie in the 69th minute, secured a significant victory for Liverpool.

After scoring the fifth goal into the net of Spurs' Italian goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vocario, the stands of The Kop at Anfield echoed with chants of "Champions." Red balloons were thrown onto the field, and red smoke flares adorned the sky outside the stadium.

"From the moment the boys arrived on the bus, they were determined not to lose the game. We made it a bit difficult by going a goal down but we always find a way to win," Liverpool manager Arne Slot told Liverpool TV's celebrations.

In the era of the Premier League that began in 1992-1993, Liverpool was finally able to celebrate the league championship in full. When they won the English League title in the 2019-2020 season, Liverpool celebrated their glory in silence.

Despite celebrating the championship title in the corners of the city, the celebration ended with firm action by security forces to disperse the crowd. The reason was, it was to enforce social distancing rules.

This season, nothing can stop Liverpool fans from celebrating their title win from the Anfield stands. Strings of celebratory songs, banners expressing support for their idols, stretching scarves, and taking selfies with Salah complete the celebration of the Reds' supporters.

A smile spread across the faces wearing red jerseys and shirts at Anfield. Liverpool Manager Arne Slot hastened to shake hands with Spurs Manager Ange Postecoglou, a ritual that takes place after the final whistle.

Slot approached Postecoglou to shake hands when there were still two minutes remaining in the four minutes of added time in the second half. When the clock showed 90+4, Slot was already embracing his staff on the sidelines.

The final whistle blown by referee Thomas Bramall served as a call for all Liverpool players to celebrate their league championship title. The Liverpool players embraced one another. Then, they jumped around in rhythm with the chants from the supporters in the stands.

The players were also given special home jerseys for the celebration. The jerseys featured an image of the Premier League trophy and the inscription "CHAMPIONS 24/25" on the back. The inscription was in gold. Mac Allister was the first player to wear the special jersey.

Virgil van Dijk, the central defender and captain of Liverpool, stated that his team deserves to win the English Premier League title this season. He assured that the celebrations will continue for several weeks to come.

"I am very ambitious to win this trophy for them (the fans) all over the world, and for us as well," Van Dijk told Sky Sports.

Liverpool secured the league trophy with four matches remaining. They accumulated 82 points from 34 matches, leading by 15 points over Arsenal, who occupy the second position.

With their last four games, the Reds have a great opportunity to become the 13th team in the Premier League era to win the championship with a total of more than 90 points. The performance of Liverpool in the 2024-2025 season deserves to be included in the group of teams with impressive point totals, also known as the "90 Club."

The maximum points that Liverpool can accumulate this season is 94 points. In the past five seasons, Liverpool secured the league trophy with a total of 99 points.

This season's league title also aligns Liverpool with their eternal rival, Manchester United, in terms of the number of league titles. Both teams have experienced being the best team in England for 20 seasons.

Although they have secured the championship title, Liverpool will only hold the actual championship celebration in the final match of this season against Crystal Palace at Anfield. The match is scheduled to take place on May 25, 2025.

It is planned that the Liverpool players will also bring their families to celebrate the championship title on the Anfield pitch. A moment that will certainly be remembered by every player of the Reds for the rest of their lives.

At least 22 players will receive championship medals for this season's Premier League. There are already 21 players who meet the minimum requirement of five appearances to be awarded the championship medal. One other player, Federico Chiesa, only needs one more game to receive the gold-plated medal.

"Let us forget the second league title in 35 years. This is the second title in five years," said Slot, which was met with thunderous applause.