Liverpool's agonising 30-year wait has come to an end as Man City's defeat at Chelsea saw Jurgen Klopp's side crowned Premier League champions.
The wait is over. After 30 years, plus a couple of extra months, Liverpool have been crowned champions of England once again after Man City’s 2-1 defeat at Chelsea.
With seven games still left to play, Liverpool claim the record for the ‘earliest’ champions to win the Premier League, eclipsing Man Utd’s previous best of winning the title with five games to.
Kenny Dalglish’s 1990 side were the last Liverpool outfit to win the league, and Jurgen Klopp is the eighth manager to try and emulate that side and his success comes after the Reds had played 1151 league games since they were last champions.
With 19 league titles now, Liverpool have finally closed the gap back up on arch rivals Manchester United who sit just one ahead on 20.
Pep Guardiola’s side went to Stamford Bridge knowing that only victory would delay Liverpool’s already delayed title party, but a goal from Christian Pulisic and a Willian penalty cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne’s wonderful free kick in what was an incredible game.
It’s been a case of 'when' not 'if' for some time now, after their rampant campaign was only brought to a halt when the coronavirus pandemic struck and caused the Premier League to close down.
After their monumental title battle last season saw them come up just one point short with a record 97 points, Klopp’s side responded by coming back even stronger and have this year blown everyone out of the water.
The Premier League title is claimed with Liverpool 23 points ahead of Man City after a remarkable 28 wins from 31 games with just the two draws and one defeat in a relentless campaign.
Jurgen Klopp was overwhelmed by finally getting the Reds over the line
Read our Jurgen Klopp profile and learn about his journey to the top.
Take a look at what was happening when Liverpool last won the league.
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