Arne Slot's side ran riot at Anfield to wrap up the club's 20th English championship on a memorable day by the Mersey
Liverpool blew Tottenham away with a 5-1 win on Sunday to secure the 2024-25 Premier League title in style.
The buoyant Anfield atmosphere was popped in sloppy fashion from the hosts' perspective as Spurs grabbed a shock lead when no Liverpool player took charge from a corner and Dominic Solanke leapt highest to head beyond Alisson Becker for his first Premier League goal since January.
However, the visitors' joy was short-lived as the Reds responded. Mohamed Salah played in Dominik Szoboszlai to square for Luis Diaz to tap in, though the offside flag initially went up. To the joy of the home crowd, a VAR check proved Szoboszlai had not strayed too far and the goal was given.
Things got even better midway through the first half as Spurs freely gave up possession and the ball eventually ended up at the feet of Alexis Mac Allister, whose rocket from the edge of the area flew past Guglielmo Vicario to prompt pandemonium in the stands.
Tottenham have made headlines for all the wrong reasons this season and simply could not stop a rampant Liverpool from going 3-1 ahead as Ange Postecoglou watched his side fail to clear a corner and Cody Gakpo was able to evade a few challenges and whip a strike into the far corner.
Liverpool wanted a penalty around the hour mark for handball but quickly extended their advantage regardless when a lightning-fast counter-attack ended with Szoboszlai feeding Salah, who made no mistake in driving his shot into the bottom corner.
Spurs' inability to defend with any assertiveness was further exposed by Liverpool when they bagged a fifth. After a couple of blocked shots, the ball eventually reached Trent Alexander-Arnold whose prod across goal was turned into his own net by Destiny Udogie.
Jubilation broke out when the full-time whistle was blown, with the Premier League title mathematically secured for the Reds.
GOAL rates Liverpool's players from Anfield…
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Alisson Becker (6/10):
Little he could do about Solanke's header and wasn't tested too much elsewhere.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (7/10):
Popped up in midfield and played plenty of passes that put Spurs into trouble. Involved in Udogie's own goal.
Ibrahima Konate (6/10):
Had a few early issues with Tottenham's pressing but the afternoon got easier as the opposition wilted.
Virgil van Dijk (7/10):
Probably disappointed with how his side went behind, but was otherwise strong and authoritative.
Andy Robertson (6/10):
Got forward to add width to Liverpool's attack and was largely untroubled by Johnson.
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Ryan Gravenberch (7/10):
Exerted plenty of influence in central midfield, setting up Mac Allister's pile-driver with a lay off.
Alexis Mac Allister (9/10):
Kickedthe party into action with his blockbuster strike and was comfortably superior to Gray and Bergvall.
Dominik Szoboszlai (8/10):
Got into the box to set up Diaz's equaliser and enjoyed lots of freedom in the final third. Grabbed another assist when he supplied Salah.
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Mohamed Salah (7/10):
Curled an early sighter over and was bright without getting any goal involvements in the first half. Eventually got his goal with a well-taken finish.
Luis Diaz (8/10):
Got on the end ofSzoboszlai's cross to equalise and was a nuisance to Tottenham all afternoon.
Cody Gakpo (7/10):
Showed great feet to work space for his goal, but maybe could have been more selfish with a few other opportunities.
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Curtis Jones (6/10):
Was able to enjoy the Anfield atmosphere with the game won by the time of his arrival.
Diogo Jota (6/10):
Was keen to get in on the goal-scoring act but it didn't materialise.
Harvey Elliott (5/10):
Came on for the final 15 minutes and was bright.
Wataru Endo (5/10):
Kept things ticking over.
Darwin Nunez (N/A):
Wasted a couple of good late chances on the counter-atack.
Arne Slot (8/10):
His side were just too slick and smooth for a hapless Tottenham to deal with. The win capped a memorable debut season for the Dutchman, who will undeniably be hungry for more silverware at Anfield.
