In Pictures: The 15 key moments of Liverpool’s incredible Premier League triumph
Liverpool have done it!
Over 30 years since their last league triumph, Jurgen Klopp has led the Reds to arguably one of the greatest Premier League title victories in history.
Having suffered so many close-shaves over the years, some Liverpool fans could be forgiven for thinking their year would never come, but it has and they would never have imagined it would be done in such emphatic style.
Klopp has built a squad that hasn’t just dominated the world, but also England. Having only dropped seven points so far this season and still with seven games of the campaign still to play, the Reds’ heavy metal style of football has captivated every single football fan in the country and their coronation is richly deserved.
But with a three-month break initially threatening their title dreams and having to return in June behind closed doors, there have been so many massive moments in Liverpool’s season that many may have forgotten.
So we’ve taken a look back and listed 15 of the biggest moments in Liverpool’s sensational 19/20 Premier League winning season to refresh your memory. And the season isn’t even over yet…
Perfect Start
Liverpool hosted Norwich at Anfield on the opening Friday night of the campaign, and they started their incredible journey in style.
Grant Hanley’s 7th-minute own-goal set the tone for the night before Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Divock Origi registered to give the Reds a 4-0 lead at the break.
Norwich’s Teemu Pukki pulled one back for the visitors but Liverpool were able to start the new Premier League season in real style.
All over in a minute
Having brushed aside the likes of Arsenal, Newcastle, Southampton and Burnley after their opening weekend victory, Liverpool’s 100% record in the league came under real threat at Stamford Bridge in September.
Trent Alexander-Arnold gave the Reds the lead inside 15 minutes but then VAR stepped in to steal the headlines.
Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta thought he’d scored the equaliser just before the half-hour mark before it was ruled out for an offside in the build-up. Literally a minute later, Roberto Firmino headed Liverpool into a 2-0 lead to crush the hosts’ hopes of taking something.
N’Golo Kante’s second-half goal did restore some faith in Frank Lampard’s side but Liverpool were able to hold on to keep their perfect start to the season intact.
Leaving it late
By the beginning of October, Liverpool had won every league game but Leicester City came within seconds of becoming the first side not to lose to Jurgen Klopp’s men.
James Maddison’s 80th-minute equaliser ruled out Sadio Mane’s first-half opener and it looked like Liverpool would drop their first points of the campaign, but what happened next sparked something we would become accustomed to throughout the remainder of the year – a late Liverpool winner.
James Milner stepped up to slot home a 95th-minute penalty for the Reds to send Anfield into absolute raptures.
Late Lallana
Real champions know how to grind out a result, and this game was perhaps the first in which we really started to take Klopp’s men seriously. They had won every game up to this point, but previous Liverpool sides will have struggled to find the fight so late when 1-0 down at Old Trafford.
But in the 85th minute, substitute Adam Lallana saved Liverpool’s skin with a dramatic equaliser to ensure the Reds’ unbeaten start to the campaign remained.
Cheers, Son’s crying
Harry Kane had given Spurs a first-minute lead and for large parts of the game, it looked like Liverpool were going to drop more points.
And they would’ve done, had Heung-min Son not missed a sitter after rounding Adrian in the Liverpool goal. It was a miss that spurred the Reds on and a second-half fight-back was complete when Jordan Henderson and Salah netted to hand Klopp’s side a massive 2-1 victory.
Scenes at Villa Park
Liverpool had found themselves trailing once again, this time to a 21st-minute Trezeguet opener for the hosts.
With the clock ticking and with Villa Park fully expecting to be the first ground on which Liverpool would lose in 19/20, the Reds clicked into action and turned the game in the space of a few very late minutes.
If Andrew Robertson’s 87th-minute equaliser wasn’t enough to spark wild limbs in the Villa Park away end, then Sadio Mane’s 94th-minute winner ensured the traveling Liverpool fans really did have reason to go absolutely mental as the Reds took the points in a 2-1 victory.
Now you’re gonna believe us!
The visit of reigning Champions Manchester City in November was the fixture everyone had looked at being the real indicator of Liverpool’s title chances. Their start to the season was almost perfect, but could they dispatch of Pep Guardiola’s City to really lay down a marker?
Fabinho smashed in the opener inside 10 minutes and by the time 15 minutes had been played, Liverpool were cruising after Salah had doubled their lead.
Sadio Mane made it 3-0 shortly after the break to all but end the contest, before Bernardo Silva’s 78th-minute consolation.
Now the City of Liverpool, and indeed most neutrals, were beginning to believe.
Merseyside Massacre
Before this game, Liverpool were forced to grind out difficult victories over the likes of Tottenham, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Brighton and while we’ve already established that real Champions know how to win when the chips are down, many were beginning to suggest it would be only a matter of time before the Reds ran out of steam.
No chance.
Merseyside Derbies are normally close-fought contests but with Everton struggling under Marco Silva, Liverpool were able to embarrass their neighbours in spectacular fashion at Anfield.
Sadio Mane was the star of the show with a goal and two assists as Klopp’s men romped to an emphatic 5-2 victory in what would prove to be Silva’s last game as Toffees manager, and to ensure Liverpool were still unbeaten by early December.
Boxing Day knockout
Comfortable victories over Watford and Bournemouth followed that thrashing of Everton but by the time Liverpool rocked up at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day, the Reds had been on a trip to the other side of the world to win the Club World Cup and many believed this game would be the one where they would really show their tiredness.
So in classic Liverpool fashion, they proved everyone wrong by thrashing the Foxes 4-0, with Trent Alexander-Arnold making the headlines with one of the performances of the season.
Completed it, mate!
By mid-January, Liverpool had beaten everyone they’d played. Apart from Man United, who came so close to beating the Reds earlier in the season.
Narrow victories away at Tottenham and at home to Wolves had ensured Liverpool’s lead at the top of the league was getting bigger and by the time United had come to Anfield, dreams of a first-ever Premier League title were very much becoming a reality.
Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring in the 14th minute but it wasn’t completely straight forward for Klopp’s men, who were given a huge free pass when Anthony Martial fired over when through on goal and failing to bring the scores level.
And then Mo Salah completed the victory in the 93rd minute to ensure Liverpool had completed the set by beating all other 19 Premier League clubs in a single season.
Now the question was: Can Liverpool become invincibles?
Mane saves the day
Basement club Norwich were expected to take a beating when Liverpool arrived at Carrow Road in February but they weren’t prepared to follow the narrative.
The Canaries stood strong and frustrated Klopp’s men throughout a tense affair before Sadio Mane scored a superb winner in the 78th minute.
Dropped points at this stage would’ve unlikely led to a title collapse for Liverpool, but it was once again their doggedness and fight to take all three points that shone through and ensured they had still only dropped just two points all season.
Anfield almost Hammered
Relegation strugglers West Ham rocked up at Anfield only hoping to come away without having embarrassed themselves but instead, they would’ve come away with all three points had it not been for some uncharacteristic errors by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
David Moyes’ Hammers reacted to an early Georginio Wiljnaldum goal by equalising through Issa Diop just three minutes later and then substitute Pablo Fornals gave West Ham a shock lead less than 10 minutes after the restart.
But two Fabianski howlers let Liverpool back in, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane netting in the final 20 minutes to hand the Reds a 3-2 victory.
Yet again, Liverpool had got themselves out of a sticky situation and the Invincibles season was still on.
Cherry on the top
Just before football was halted due to Covid-19, Liverpool were enduring their most difficult period of the season so far. Having lost their unbeaten league record in a shock 3-0 defeat away at Watford and then being eliminated from the FA Cup, some were wondering if the Reds were embarking on a collapse like no other, despite them still leading the standings by over 20 points.
Klopp’s men were again forced to come from behind at home against a relegation struggler, this time Bournemouth, who had taken an early lead through Callum Wilson.
But by half-time Liverpool were in front through Salah and Mane, and they were able to hold on to all three points before football, and the rest of the world, went into lockdown.
Back to winning ways
With football back after a three-month break and with Liverpool and Everton playing out a drab 0-0 draw at Goodison Park in their first game back, the Reds needed to win here to all but ensure the title was coming back to Merseyside. And win they did.
Palace arrived at an empyy Anfield in pretty good form but simply had nothing to stop a Liverpool performance we had all become accustomed to in 19/20.
Goals from Alexander-Arnold, Salah, Fabinho and Mane ensured a 4-0 victory for the Reds and after the game, for the first time, Klopp and his players were beginning to show signs that they knew the title was theirs.
City flop in London
The night after Liverpool thrashed Palace, Man City traveled to Chelsea knowing that anything less than all three points would confirm Liverpool’s coronation.
Chelsea’s 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge, in arguably the best game of football played behind closed doors since the restart, was enough to give Liverpool their long-awaited Premier League crown and sparked wild celebrations outside Anfield!