Liverpool's crushing victory against Spurs secures the English Premier League championship.
Liverpool's crushing victory against Spurs secures the English Premier League championship.
BBC.com
April 27, 2025, Sports News, 19:24
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Tottenham Hotspur was destroyed on a day of intense joy and passion at Anfield, and Liverpool was crowned Premier League winners in style, tying Manchester United for 20 championships.
Spurs momentarily threatened a narrative twist when former Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke gave them an early lead, but Arne Slot's team simply needed a point to finish the rituals of their coronation.
At the peak of Slot's incredible first season with Jurgen Klopp, the shock pushed Liverpool into action, and three goals before halftime clinched the trophy and brought their eager supporters into delight.
After sixteen minutes, Luis Diaz scored to tie the score for Liverpool after Dominic Szoboszlai's close-range assist was first ruled offside.
Eight minutes later, Alexis Mac Allister stunningly blasted past Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario from the outside of the area, banishing any remaining doubts and worry.
And when Cody Gakpo was given time and space inside the box to turn and score Liverpool's third goal after 34 minutes, Anfield's championship celebration really got underway.
In the second half, Liverpool dominated the Spurs goal in front of the Kop. Mohamed Salah cut inside to score, and after sixty-three minutes, he accepted a phone to snap a famous selfie.
Six minutes after Spurs' collapse, Destiny Udogie turned into his own net as Salah was under pressure.
After winning the championship behind closed doors at Anfield in 2020 during the Covid epidemic, the victory made it possible for the victorious Liverpool to celebrate in front of their own supporters for the first time since 1990.
Nearly 35 years had passed since Queen's Park Rangers' 2-1 defeat on April 28, 1990, when Liverpool and their supporters experienced the thrill of victory that comes with winning a championship in front of their own supporters.
Since Liverpool's victory occurred during the epidemic, many supporters saw this as a celebration that had been building for thirty years, and they celebrated in a manner worthy of the lengthy wait.
Hours before kickoff, Anfield was encircled by supporters, and on this historic day, the team coach emerged from clouds of red smoke.
And Liverpool performed well, never settling for the one point they needed, destroying Spurs in a way that demonstrated the outstanding job head coach Arne Slot did in his first year.
Liverpool has won the championship in a canter because to the cool and collected Slot, who has managed the smoothest of transitions in what many considered to be the toughest task.
Salah's reaction to scoring Liverpool's fourth goal, which included falling on his knees in front of the Kop and snapping a photo that will become a treasured memento, perfectly captured the excitement of the day.
After a victory that was every bit as convincing as the campaign that has seen Liverpool win the Premier League, the second half was only the build-up to the burst of passion and joy at the final whistle.
Slot and his crew gathered in the central circle as the whole team rushed to the Kop as red smoke billowed from every direction of Anfield as Liverpool at the final whistle.
Like Liverpool's opponents this season, Spurs were unable to come close to them.
For a total of four minutes, Tottenham threatened to ruin Liverpool's scheduled championship celebrations before flawlessly adopting this season's style to act as welcomed party attendees.
After Solanke opened the score and Diaz restored parity, Spurs gave Liverpool the run of Anfield in the same way they did in so many of their 19 Premier League losses this season.
Before Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg at home against Bodo/Glimpt, manager Ange Postecoglou kept defence duo Cristian Romero and Micky van der Ven on the bench along with Dejan Kulusevski, and he was without injured captain Son Heung-min.
For Spurs, Liverpool just had too much strength, ferocity, and drive, which may be reasonable considering the prize their rivals were vying for.
In the face of Liverpool's attack, the visitors just gave up, with their efforts to minimise the damage falling dreadfully short.
As his team attempts to rescue this sad season with a European championship, Postecoglou, whose future is really in question, must now try to motivate his teammates.
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