Following the win, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot was asked by Sky Sports how long he had known the Reds would win the title. To which the Dutch replied (comments via The London Standard) candidly that he had anticipated the result for a while given his squad's form in the league this season.

Everyone was sitting on the bus saying there is no way we are going to lose the game,” said Slot, standing in the middle of the field after being dowsed in champagne by his players. Fans had turned up long before kickoff,