Liverpool head coach Arne Slot paid homage to predecessor Jurgen Klopp immediately after they were crowned champions for the second time in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Slot led Liverpool to glory in his first season in charge, with a record-equalling 20th title in the top flight confirmed following a 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. And the Dutchman was quick to express his gratitude to Klopp for the squad that he bequeathed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels great. I don\u2019t think I want to say a lot. The only thing now is to send my appreciation to Jurgen Klopp,\u201d Slot said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The work Jurgen and Pep [Lijnders, Klopp’s assistant] did – the culture, work-rate, quality – was outstanding.”<\/p>\n
The Dutchman then got the crowd to sing Opus’ 1984 track “Live Is Life” but replaced the lyrics “Arne Slot” with “Jurgen Klopp”.<\/p>\n
This was a reference to the same song that Klopp had sung to Anfield after his final match in charge, replacing his name in the lyrics with Slot’s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“I am 99.9 per cent sure that if I pick up my phone there will be a message from Jurgen,” Slot later told BBC Match of the Day.<\/p>\n
“So many moments in the season the two of us have had contact. I think he showed last season what a wonderful human being he is by introducing me. But what mattered most is the team he left behind that was able to win the trophy.”<\/p>\n
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Slot: No way we were going to lose<\/p>\n
It is Liverpool\u2019s first Premier League title since 2019\/20, however the stands were empty due to the COVID-19 restrictions and Slot was determined his side would not disappoint in front of an expectant and packed Anfield, especially after ex-Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke put Spurs ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way we arrived on the bus, everyone was thinking there is no way we were going to lose this game. Conceding first made it difficult, but they always find a way to win,\u201d Slot added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIncredibly proud, but not only of the players. Everyone knows what effort they\u2019ve put in over the last few years. Everyone standing here, you [the fans] should give them a wonderful applause as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s forget that it\u2019s the second Slot pays tribute to Klopp after Liverpool’s title win in 35 years, it\u2019s the second in five years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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