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View image in fullscreenArne Slot speaks of pride at Liverpool title and joining Anfield legends‘I’m very happy but it also feels unreal’Slot fifth manager to win Premier League in first season

Arne Slot spoke of his pride and disbelief at joining the illustrious band of legends to have won a league championship with Liverpool after sealing the club’s record-equalling 20th title.

The 46-year-old, who took on the seemingly unenviable task of succeeding Jürgen Klopp last summer, became the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League courtesy of a 5-1 rout of Tottenham.

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Liverpool needed a point to seal the title but took all three in style to complete a stunning debut season by Slot.



He is the 10th Liverpool manager to win the league but the first to become champion in his debut season with the club.

Slot paid tribute to his predecessor for bequeathing a title-winning squad and hardworking culture and to Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, for what he claimed was the bold decision to appoint him last summer.

“I’m very, very happy of course but to a certain extent it also feels unreal,” he said.

We all know what happened around Tottenham one or two years ago [the VAR decision] so now to win it against them is quite special.”

Victory brings Liverpool level with fallen rivals Manchester United on 20 league championships.

It is their second Premier League title in five years but unlike 2020, when Klopp’s team ended the club’s 30-year wait for a 19th league crown behind closed doors, their latest triumph was celebrated in front of jubilant supporters.

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Liverpool were unable to hold a trophy parade five years ago because of the pandemic but one will be staged in the city on Monday 26 May.

It must be a special time for them, second time in five years that they win the league and to do it in front of our fans is special, including for them.”

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Slot follows José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Manuel Pellegrini and Antonio Conte as the fifth manager to win the title in his first season in the Premier League.

The Dutch coach is also the fourth Liverpool manager to win the championship at the first attempt, following Matt McQueen in 1922-23, Joe Fagan in 1983-84 and Kenny Dalglish in 1985-86, although his predecessors were all established figures at Anfield before stepping into the role.
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