5 h. ago Liverpool’s mix of young blood and old heads is right model for Chelsea

The champions have proved buying the best makes you the best – a hard lesson for the Blues’ struggling youngstersIf there is one key lesson from Liverpool’s title triumph for Chelsea to absorb then it is surely the importance of sometimes paying the going rate for players capable of changing a team’s mentality and raising the level as soon as they join.That is not to say there is no logic to Chelsea’s wider strategy of scouring the world for young talent and betting on their potential by handing out heavily incentivised long contracts. They have been ridiculed at times but believe vindication will arrive. The club are sticking with this approach and will be able to argue with some justification that the project is on schedule if Champions League qualification is in the bag at the end of the season. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Arne Slot hopes title triumph will help Liverpool secure transfer targets

Securing league crown has enabled earlier preparationSlot: ‘It definitely helps to attract new players as well’Arne Slot believes the emphatic nature of Liverpool’s title triumph and the emotional celebrations that followed will help the club beat off competition for their main transfer targets this summer.The Liverpool head coach gave his players two days off as reward for clinching a record-equalling 20th league title on Sunday, when a party was held at Anfield after the 5-1 rout of Tottenham. Slot’s celebrations continued with his wife’s birthday meal on Monday before his focus switched back to business on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Arne Slot drops hint on Liverpool's summer transfer plans after title triumph

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is hoping that the wild and emotional scenes last weekend at Anfield will inspire his players to retain the Premier League title

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4 d. ago Jurgen Klopp's 'extremely positive' message as he prepares for Liverpool return

The former Liverpool boss has had his say on the title triumph of his old side in its debut season under his successor, Arne Slot, with the Premier League wrapped up with Sunday's thrashing of Spurs

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4 d. ago Jurgen Klopp breaks silence on Liverpool title triumph with message to Arne Slot

Liverpool won their 20th domestic title on Sunday to cap a fine debut season for Arne Slot and the Dutchman's predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, has now reacted to their success

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4 d. ago Was Liverpool’s title Klopp’s final masterpiece or Slot’s foundation stone?

After a drama-free title race, the legacy of Liverpool’s 20th league triumph will be determined in the years to comeSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereIt was probably just as well the decisive match came against Tottenham. Liverpool fans object to the suggestion this season has been anti-climactic, as though that somehow diminishes their achievement, but it is not a criticism to point out no side has come close to staying with them, that the title was effectively won on the January afternoon when Darwin Núñez scored twice in injury time to beat Brentford then Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead to draw against Aston Villa.That was the season in microcosm: Arsenal carelessly squandering points, Liverpool always having enough, turning games their way in the second half. Nine times this season in the league, Arsenal have led in games that they have failed to win. On 13 occasions, Liverpool have improved their result in the second half (that is, turned a draw into a win, or a de...

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4 d. ago Was Liverpool’s title Klopp’s final masterpiece or Slot’s foundation stone? | Jonathan Wilson

After a drama-free title race, the legacy of Liverpool’s 20th league triumph will be determined in the years to comeSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereIt was probably just as well the decisive match came against Tottenham. Liverpool fans object to the suggestion this season has been anti-climactic, as though that somehow diminishes their achievement, but it is not a criticism to point out no side has come close to staying with them, that the title was in effect won on the January afternoon when Darwin Núñez scored twice in injury time to beat Brentford then Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead to draw against Aston Villa.That was the season in microcosm: Arsenal carelessly squandering points, Liverpool always having enough, turning games their way in the second half. Nine times this season in the league, Arsenal have led in games that they have failed to win. On 13 occasions, Liverpool have improved their result in the second half (that is, turned a draw into a win, or a defe...

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5 d. ago Inside the red mist: How Liverpool fans celebrated a title triumph 35 years in the making

After missing out in 2020 due to Covid, Liverpool fans had waited 35 years for a title party – and they came from near and far, with or without an invite. Kieran Jackson reports from Anfield

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5 d. ago Arne Slot repays Jurgen Klopp’s favour after Liverpool title triumph – but now he’ll want more

Slot took the team Klopp built and made them champions in his first season – and showed his appreciation to his predecessor as Anfield rejoiced

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5 d. ago Mohamed Salah insists this league title is '100 per cent better' than their triumph under Jurgen Klopp

Mohamed Salah says Liverpool's Premier League title triumph feels more special than the won the Reds won under Jurgen Klopp in 2020.

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5 d. ago Pep Guardiola's reaction to Liverpool title win sums him up after FA Cup triumph

Pep Guardiola was quick to praise Arne Slot and his Liverpool players for ending Manchester City's four-year domination of the Premier League title – then vowed to take it back next season

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6 d. ago Arne Slot admits it's 'too soon' to call himself a Scouser on the eve of Liverpool's Premier League title triumph

JOE BERNSTEIN: Liverpool began the season as league outsiders with experts predicting a two-horse title race between Manchester City and Arsenal.

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1 week ago When Liverpool can win the Premier League title as Arsenal delay celebrations

Liverpool are desperate to secure their Premier League title triumph as quickly as possible but Arsenal made sure the Reds will have to wait a little longer after thrashing Ipswich 4-0 at Portman Road on Sunday

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