With only four games left, Liverpool were rocked in the 12th minute when Dominic Solanke headed Tottenham in front, leaving them with a point in the 20th English championship.
Before halftime, Liverpool responded with a Luis Diaz tap-in, an Alexis Mac Allister thunderbolt, and a Cody Gakpo shot. The title party was only briefly silenced.
Mohamed Salah scored a low shot past Guglielmo Vicario in the 63rd minute to end a six-game scoring drought and take a selfie with a fan to celebrate his 28th league goal of the year.
Destiny Udogie’s goal saw Tottenham lose 19 Premier League games this season, before scoring an own goal to cap a miserable afternoon.
Liverpool now has 82 points from 34 games, with Arsenal trailing with 67, which is now on par with Manchester United’s record for English titles.
Even though it was a formality before kickoff on Sunday, there was still the matter of Liverpool making sure the cake was iced in front of their own adoring supporters. Dutchman Arne Slot is only the fifth manager to have won the Premier League title in his debut season in English soccer.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an anti-climactic finale inside a deserted stadium five years ago when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool put a 30-year wait for a 19th title on hold.
As the fans listened to their choir book of club anthems on Sunday, they more than made up for it.
Tottenham, who were 16th-placed in the Europa League semifinal on Thursday, made eight changes to their starting lineup with one eye before finally making a sacrifice when Solanke, a former Liverpool player, fired in James Maddison’s corner.
However, Liverpool only remained behind for four minutes.
Dominik Szoboszlai’s low cross was tapped in by Diaz for his 100th Premier League game, which was overturned following a VAR check, giving relief to everyone.
Eight minutes later, Mac Allister, one of the real unsung heroes in Liverpool’s midfield engine room, scored a special goal to give the game a first-half lead.
Tottenham attempted to play from the back, but the Argentine World Cup winner thumped a left-footed shot high past Vicario as he seized the ball.
The hosts started to riot as Gakpo slammed in his side’s third goal after 34 minutes as the visitors were now fully compliant with their role as Liverpool’s parade props.
Source: Aljazeera
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