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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk hailed his aspect because the ‘actually deserved’ champions of England after they secured the Premier League title with 4 video games to spare.
A 5-1 victory over Tottenham at Anfield noticed the Reds topped English champions for the twentieth time, equalling Manchester United’s file.
‘It is particular and it is one thing that we do not take as a right. It is superb,’ Van Dijk advised Sky Sports activities as he and his team-mates celebrated on the pitch.
‘Numerous feelings earlier than the sport, throughout the entire week, however we received the job performed and we (are) actually deserved champions of England.
‘(Liverpool is) probably the most stunning membership on this planet and I believe we deserve all of this. Let’s benefit from the subsequent couple of weeks and let it sink in.’
Liverpool’s title triumph is their second in 5 years and got here in Arne Slot’s first season since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in cost.
Slot insisted he had not been involved when Dominic Solanke gave Spurs an early lead, with Luis Diaz equalising shortly afterwards earlier than Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and an personal purpose from Future Udogie sealed a cushty win.
‘It wasn’t preferrred but it surely did not take me a very long time to belief these gamers, they at all times come again, they at all times discover a option to win,’ Slot advised Sky Sports activities.
Requested how he had made profitable the title seem really easy, Slot added: ‘That is not solely my job, it is the job of the gamers and the employees members standing over there and the work Jurgen (Klopp) and Pepijn (Lijnders) left behind over right here.
‘The tradition of the staff, the work price, the standard was excellent. All of us knew that. We began off rather well and it possibly helped a bit that (Manchester Metropolis) had a tough spell, which they hadn’t had in 5 years.
‘When the season began everybody would have been pleased if we had been within the high 4 for Champions League once more however I do not assume that was honest to our gamers as a result of they’re much higher than that and that is what they’ve confirmed this season.’
