Liverpool beat Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspurs 5-1 to become the champions of English football for a record-equalling 20th time.
While the club still has four matches remaining in the English Premier League, the victory on Sunday afternoon (local time) at Anfield has given them an unassailable lead on the ladder ahead of second-placed Arsenal.
What happened
Needing only a draw to win the title, Liverpool’s home fixture against Tottenham had been anticipated as the day that the club’s seemingly inevitable 2025 title would receive final confirmation. That feeling was put on hold as Tottenham, who are 16th on the table, scored the opening goal courtesy of Dominic Solanke in the 12th minute.
After that, it was all Liverpool. The home side struck back through goals from Luis Díaz, Alexis Mac Allister, and Cody Gakpo to head into the half time break with a 3-1 lead. Mohammad Salah’s 63rd minute goal to make it 4-1 was his 185th goal in the league and makes the Egyptian the top scoring foreign player in Premier League history. To add to Postecoglou and Tottenham’s woes, Liverpool’s fifth goal was an own goal off the boot of Destiny Ugodie.
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What they said
Coach Arne Slot told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Looking back I have enjoyed the whole day. You could see looking in their eyes how much it meant to them. It was impossible to us to not get that point or win today. What else is there to say? It is unbelievable. From this moment now I am part of the history of this great football club."
Mo Salah told Sky Sports: "It is incredible to win this with our fans. This is 100 per cent better than last time, especially with the fans. We have a different group now so to show we can do it again is something special.”
Foord powers Arsenal to Champions League final
Elsewhere in English football, Matildas star Caitlin Foord starred for Arsenal in its 4-1 victory over French club Lyon to advance to the final of the Women’s Champions League. Foord helped Arsenal to a 4-0 lead in the 63rd minute with an opportunistic goal after Lyon’s Vanessa Gilles slipped with the ball at her feet. Arsenal, whose team also features Australians Kyra Cooney-Cross and Steph Catley, will play Barcelona in the final.
