How Jurgen Klopp created the foundations for Arne Slot to build on at Liverpool and lead the Reds to the Premier League title.

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Robyn Cowen as Liverpool are crowned as champions and Manchester City and Crystal Palace go through to the FA Cup final Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: Liverpool come from behind at Anfield to thrash Spurs and claim their 20th league title, the first of the Arne Slot era. For weeks now, the title’s destination has been in no serious doubt and Slot paid tribute to his predecessor, Jürgen Klopp, for bequeathing a title-winning squad. Continue reading...

Five years after Covid-19 restrictions prevented Liverpool fans from celebrating at Anfield their team's first top flight title triumph in 30 years, Reds faithful wasted little time on 27 April getting the party started on another Premier League success. With Anfield filled to the brim, Liverpool equalled Manchester United's record of 20 English top-flight titles with their 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur. But it was after Alexis Mac Allister struck a blistering shot to put the Reds ahead for good in the 24th minute that the delirious crowd at the sun-drenched stadium erupted and they did not stop singing until well after the final whistle sounded.Thousands of fans not fortunate to be inside Anfield on Sunday celebrated outside, setting off flares before the game ended in a party that carried on through the night Arne Slot’s coolness lies at heart of Liverpool’s record-equalling title Unruffled Liverpool and Salah serve up theatre and euphoria on title day From Portman Road to paradise: 10 key moments in Liverpool’s title win Continue reading...

Head coach told squad what was wrong and how to fix itKonaté sat alone in stands after title win almost in tears Arne Slot predicted Liverpool could win the Premier League providing they corrected the flaws that undermined last season’s title challenge, Ibrahima Konaté has revealed. The Liverpool defender was almost in tears after winning the club’s record-equalling 20th league championship on Sunday. He took a moment to sit alone in an empty Main Stand at Anfield long after the 5-1 rout of Tottenham to absorb the size of the achievement. Konaté cast his mind back to Slot’s debut pre-season. Liverpool had tailed off the title pace in Jürgen Klopp’s final campaign, dropping points in five of their last eight games to slip from first to third. One of Slot’s opening acts as head coach was to show the squad where they went wrong and what needed to improve to become champions. Continue reading...

The most memorable and important highs and lows of the club’s championship success under Arne Slot A trip to Ipswich was a less than ideal way for Arne Slot to get his Liverpool reign off and running. The sun was out and Portman Road was crackling with anticipation as the hosts soaked in a return to the top flight after 22 years away. Roared on by their supporters, Kieran McKenna’s men indeed proved a stern test, with Jacob Greaves and Omari Hutchinson coming close to giving them the lead. But the visitors held firm and prevailed thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah. A good start for Slot, then, who well and truly made his presence felt in a couple of ways – by hooking Jarell Quansah at half-time owing to the centre-back’s failings in aerial duels and successfully deploying Ryan Gravenberch as a holding midfielder. Continue reading...

Reaction as Liverpool celebrate title in Slot’s first seasonNews story | Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Taha The platform was, of course, set by Jürgen Klopp. Arne Slot made note of that through the medium of song. This is a fun thought from Robert Winiker: “Would it be an idea to stage a joint celebration with the title win five years ago, which was cancelled due to the pandemic? With Jürgen Klopp and the players included?” Continue reading...

Head coach inherited a fine culture and squad but his level-headedness, honesty and analysis propelled club to a 20th league triumph Liverpool players were looking for signs last summer as to how their new boss would succeed a club legend and turn his rich inheritance into Premier League champions. Arne Slot made sure they were unmissable from the start. At the plush Fairmont hotel in downtown Pittsburgh, first port of call on Liverpool’s pre-season tour of the US and their first bonding trip abroad last July, names would be written on a board giving advance notice of that day’s meeting schedule. There were one-on-one meetings for players with a member of Slot’s coaching team, squad meetings with all of the new backroom staff, meetings to analyse the double training sessions and meetings to analyse individual performances within them. There had been two meetings a day at Liverpool’s Axa Training Centre before the trip but this was another level. Continue reading...

Slot: ‘I was emotional to see what it meant for the fans’Dutchman wins Premier League title in his first season Arne Slot spoke of his pride and disbelief at joining the illustrious band of legends to have won a league championship with Liverpool after sealing the club’s record-equalling 20th title. The 46-year-old, who took on the seemingly unenviable task of succeeding Jürgen Klopp last summer, became the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League courtesy of a 5-1 rout of Tottenham. Continue reading...

Arne Slot’s team faced the perfect opponents as the afternoon became a dual celebration for their Covid season triumph Football is often compared to theatre. Sometimes it just is theatre. With 63 minutes gone at Anfield, and Liverpool already 3-1 up, Mohamed Salah took the ball on the right in an empty square of deep green, veered inside, and then paused, leaving just enough time time for the entire home crowd to freeze the moment, to see a snapshot of what was about to happen. Salah rolled the ball to his left then spanked it hard into the near corner, drawing a vast, rolling cheer that just didn’t want to stop, a self-fuelling cheer for this relentless one-man highlights reel, face of an era, the curator of moments, who then made another one here by taking a mid-match celebration selfie with the Kop. Continue reading...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot thanks his predecessor Jurgen Klopp for his support after the Reds seal the Premier League title with a 5-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield.

From Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah to Alexis Mac Allister’s genius, here’s how Arne Slot’s players performedLiverpool win 20th league title – reaction The Brazilian remains one of the finest goalkeepers in the world at the age of 32, adding authority and agility to an impressive defence. Injuries have hindered him for the second season in succession, however, and 20 games missed in all competitions is a concern, even if he was rested for some. 8 Continue reading...

Liverpool manager Arne Slot pays tribute to his predecessor Jurgen Klopp moments after the club clinched the Premier League title.

Ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy talks to Alex Howell about a "phenomenal" first season for Arne Slot at Anfield.

Arne Slot’s side win record-equalling 20th league titlePremier League table | Top scorers | Email Alex Andy Hunter is at Anfield and this is his red-hot take on the match itself. Spurs actually gave Liverpool a brief scare by scoring first, but it was all one-way traffic after that. The report is below! "It’s special – it’s something we don’t take for granted,” the title-winning captain, Virgil van Dijk, tells Sky. “A lot of emotions before the game, but we got the job done – we are deserved champions … This is the most beautiful club in the world. Let’s enjoy all of this over the next few weeks and let it sink in.” Continue reading...