As soon as Alexis Mac Allister rifled a shot into the back of the net at the Anfield Road End, the Liverpool crowd knew what was about to happen. From there, Spurs weren’t coming back — and neither was anyone in the Premier League title race.
The second half was a procession as the Reds ended up running out 5-1 winners on the day. Fifteen points clear with four games to play, no one can catch Arne Slot’s side, with the Liverpool boss becoming a league champion at the first time of asking.
After the final whistle was blown, the scenes at Anfield were incredible. Each player had their name sung in front of The Kop, and everyone reveled in the job being done. In between dancing and jumping up and down, some of the Liverpool stars stopped to speak to the media — and this is what they said.
Mohamed Salah
“Incredible. Incredible to win the Premier League here with the fans – [it] is something special. You saw that today and you saw it in the game. It’s an incredible feeling to win the Premier League here with Liverpool and the fans.
“This is way better [than five years ago], 100 per cent… It feels more special with the fans, but I don’t want to take that from anyone. You have a different group now and a different manager. To show you’re able to do it again is something special.”
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Virgil van Dijk
“It’s special and something that we don’t take for granted. It’s amazing. It’s amazing what today was. There was a lot of emotions before the game and all week, but we got the job done. We are truly deserved champions. [It’s] the most beautiful club in the world and I think [they] deserve all of this. Let’s enjoy the next couple of weeks and let it sink in.”
Cody Gakpo
“It’s amazing. We worked really hard this year. [We have had] special moments, lesser moments in the Champions League, but to get this is amazing. The Dutch impact, I think you guys saw it already. Virgil [van Dijk] is here already a long time, but this year Ryan [Gravenberch] is playing like how we knew him in Holland, he played that here.
“It’s amazing to see him play like this and obviously the coach tactically brought the whole team to another level and I think that suits the players we have now. Hopefully we can gear up a little more in the next few years, but it’s a good start.”
Alexis Mac Allister
“To win a World Cup and now a Premier League is something really special. It’s an achievement I really, really enjoyed — but it wouldn’t be possible without my teammates. They are the most important thing for me. I am just one part of the puzzle.
“This team is really, really good. Last year we showed it but it wasn’t enough in the end. This time we made a big difference. It’s something really special and hopefully this win, we can enjoy it.”
Andy Robertson
“The last time we won it was a stranger time, but I suppose we kind of got that feeling against Man United at home. It was pretty much done at that point with [being] 16 or 19 points clear. It’s not like quite clinching it and then obviously the world paused. It was quite unique the way we did it.
“We enjoyed it, of course we did, but you can’t beat what we experienced today and how we went to the ground and the fans during and after the game. Nothing quite compares to that and I’m glad we got to experience it that way as well.”
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Curtis Jones
“I’m speechless, it’s everything. Plus I’m a Scouse lad as well, I’ve come all the way through [the ranks]. I was fortunate enough to have been part of the first one, I didn’t play a load of games. But now I feel like I’m a big part of this, I’ve played more games, I’ve scored goals, I’ve assisted, I’ve helped the team. I’m just taking it all in.”
Alisson Becker
“Oh my God, it’s difficult to put it in words. But it means a lot. It’s a mix of feelings. I was really emotional, to be honest with you, so many things go through your mind. So much sacrifice that we do.
“So many challenges that we had to face; changing managers, injuries. Myself, I had a big injury this season, the concussion as well. But winning today the way we did, in front of the supporters, with the game — an amazing game that we played — this is fantastic. Only [that] we could lift the trophy today [would] make it full satisfaction. But it’s amazing, special.”
