As the 2024/25 season wrapped up on Sunday, Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy at a cheery Anfield.
The campaign’s winners and losers are examined by AFP Sport:
Liverpool
Liverpool were in a league of their own for the majority of the season as Arne Slot’s men won the title with four games to play, winning for a record-equaling 20th time.
The Reds made light of Jurgen Klopp’s departure 12 months ago, drawing inspiration from Mohamed Salah’s sensational form, who was both the league’s top goalscorer and assist player.
While Slot has already begun his plans to grow from a strength, Klopp was present at Anfield to pay tribute to the champions on Sunday.
A big hole needs to be filled for Trent Alexander-Arnold, but Liverpool are reportedly close to signing Milos Kerkez and the Bournemouth duo Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz.
Newcastle
Despite a shocking 1-0 home defeat at Everton in the final game of the campaign, the Magpies moved up to fifth place and a place in the Champions League for the following season.
Fans on Tyneside were just happy to see that after Newcastle ended a 56-year drought for a major trophy this term, a return to Europe’s elite competition was just the icing on the cake.
In a one-club city with a sizable following, Eddie Howe’s men stunned Liverpool 2-1 in March, creating wild scenes of celebration.
Only Salah had scored more Premier League goals than the Swede, who scored the decisive goal at Wembley. Alexander Isak also scored the crucial winner.
Crystal Palace
Before winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City for the first major trophy in their 119-year history, Palace had been anticipating winning silverware even longer.
Despite a poor campaign start, the Eagles managed to finish 12th with a club record 53 Premier League points.
Early on, Oliver Glasner’s side struggled because four of the England team’s members made it to the Euro 2024 final and because Jean-Philippe Mateta, a star striker, played a key role in France’s pursuit of the silver medal at the Olympics.
After a pre-season that was disrupted, Palace only managed to win one of their opening 13 games, but they also lost just six of their final 25 as a result of a run of form that, if it had been replicated over the course of 38 games, would have put them in the Champions League contention for first place.
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Losers
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola’s men would have been disappointed if anything had happened to them other than the title after an unprecedented run of four consecutive Premier League titles.
However, the division was shocked by how much of their decline came during a challenging winter.
The previously all-conquering defending champions won once in 13 games between late October and December after losing Rodri to injury.
A defeat to Palace in the FA Cup final marked the conclusion of Guardiola’s first trophyless campaign since arriving in England eight years ago.
However, City did recover to at least finish third and finish in the Champions League for the 15th time in a row.
Manchester United
After their worst season since being relegated in 1974, United had no other options.
Ruben Amorim apologized to the media on Sunday for a “disaster” of a campaign that saw United place 15th overall and fail to qualify for Europe for the second time in 35 years.
Erik Ten Hag’s appointment as manager quickly turned out to be ineffective, as the Dutchman was fired in October.
Amorim has only won seven of his 27 Premier League games since joining a disorganized club off and on the field.
Amorim’s ability to mold the squad into his own image could suffer as a result of his defeat in the Europa League final against Tottenham, which cost United approximately $ 100 million ($135 million) in Champions League qualification.
promoted trio
With 59 points combined, the trio of relegated clubs combined to set a record-breaking record for the trio of relegated clubs.
Additionally, they were one of the three organizations that received Championship promotion last year.
That had only happened once in English top-flight history, in 1997/98, prior to the 2023/24 campaign.
The growing disparity between the Premier League and the second tier has caused it to happen for the past two seasons, raising questions about the English top flight’s competitive balance.
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