The sun had just set over Anfield and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight. A signal went out across Merseyside. The drought was finally over for Liverpool. At first there were just a dozen supporters who watching on phones and listening on radios outside this hallowed stadium. They were soon surrounded by a sea of thousands snaking from the entrance to the Kop past the The Albert Pub to the Hillsborough memorial. And as darkness eventually engulfed Liverpool's home on this mid-summer's evening, a red haze of smoke began to light the skies. Waving flares and flags, Liverpool's faithful found a way to share this moment together on Thursday, even in a pandemic. It's hard to stay apart when a three-decade mission has been accomplished, even though the crowning moment came without Liverpool players being on the field. The squad had to watch on television, just like the fans, as second-place Manchester City lost 2
Liverpool finally won their first ever Premier League title after Manchester City lost 1-2 to Chelsea
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is over the moon as his side brought an end to a 30-year-old wait for a Premier League title.
It was a day Pep Guardiola saw coming a long time ago, as early as the first weeks of the longest season in the history of English football
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic forcing a three-month suspension of the season and delaying Liverpool's coronation, they have won the title with a record seven games to spare
Jrgen Klopp's team can even clinch the Premier League title on Thursday without playing if Manchester City fails to beat Chelsea
Liverpool is currently at the top of the Premier League standings with 83 points from 30 matches.
After a 103-day wait to return to league action, Liverpool's attacking potency had been neutered with Mohamed Salah not fit enough to come off the bench
Liverpool remains 25 points clear of defending champions Manchester City and could win the title in first couple of weeks after Premier League resumes on June 17
Liverpool would be waiting to wrap up its first league title in 30 years as the club needs only two wins
Fans can bid on autographed shirts of their favourite player for 5 pound per entry as part of the Shirts for Heroes prize draw, with winners selected at random and notified by July 1, says Liverpool
The season will get back under way on that Wednesday with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal, which are both games in hand.
Champions of various leagues, the Uefa qualifications, relegation, and promotion, remain undecided. Clubs are uncertain about sponsorships, broadcast revenues, and player wages
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Manchester City now trail table leader Liverpool by 14 points
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