‘Way better than 2020’

Arne Slot says skyhigh expectations at Liverpool will not allow for any letup next season after they won the Premier League title in style A crushing 51 victory against Tottenham at a raucous Anfield on Sunday put the Reds out of reach of nearest challengers Arsenal with four games to goLevel with Man Utd on titlesLiverpool are now level with bitter rivals Manchester United on 20 English topflight titles after winning just their second league crown in the Premier League era It is a remarkable achievement for Slot who took over the managerial reins from Jurgen Klopp last June with few pundits expecting him to win the league in his first seasonAlso ReadJaiswalrsquos willow Pantrsquos helmet for Chappell Foundation auctionThousands of fans lingered outside Anfield hours after the final whistle on Sunday chanting and letting off fireworks as they revelled in the clubrsquos success The emotion was heightened by the memory of their 2020 title with that trophy lifted behind closed doors due to Covid restrictions Slot who has eased seamlessly into life at Anfield said plans were already in place for next season and there would be no problems in motivating his men as he targets more silverware ldquoI donrsquot have to manage expectations because the expectations of this club are always the samerdquo said the former Feyenoord boss Slot hails camaraderieldquoWe have to compete for every trophy and that didnrsquot change when I came in and that doesnrsquot change next season We have a group of players that are able to win things but wersquore not the only one There are so many great teams in this league and in the Champions League so itrsquos never going to be easy but we have to competerdquoMohamed Salah labelled Liverpoolrsquos recordequalling 20th English title as ldquoway betterrdquo than their previous Premier League triumph five years ago ldquoThis is way better 100 per centrdquo the Egypt forward said ldquoWithout Sadio Mane without Jurgen without Bobby Firmino mdash without everybody it feels more special We have a different group now different manager so to be able to do it again is something specialrdquoSalah was delighted to win the title in front of Liverpoolrsquos frenzied supporters Their previous title came during the Covid19 pandemic when lockdown restrictions meant fans werenrsquot allowed into Anfield to celebrate ldquoIt is incredible to win this with our fans Irsquom glad we won it hererdquo he saidHow Liverpool did itFive reasons why Reds dominated this English Premier League seasonLiverpool boss Arne Slot1 Arne Slot is known to be a quickthinker who loves to learn from footage of clubs all over the world His way of playing attacking aggressive football has contributed heavily to the teamrsquos success this season He is the first Dutch manager to win an English topflight title and the fifth manager to win in his debut season2 Positive results vs big five opponents Man City Man Utd Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham helpedLiverpool striker Mohamed Salah is all smiles after their title triumph3 Liverpoolrsquos Mohamed Salah has enjoyed a superb season with a leagueleading 28 goals and 18 assists so far a record for goal involvements 464 The Reds lead the Premier League rankings for goals shots and shots on targetLiverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk after their win over Tottenham in Liverpool5 Skipper Virgil van Dijk is the only outfield player to play every minute in the 34 games played this season He and Salah played over 3000 minutes eachThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params