LONDON, June 26 — Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions on Thursday as Chelsea’s win over Manchester City ended the Reds’ 30-year wait to win the English title with manager Jurgen Klopp hailing it as “an incredible achievement”. Klopp’s men sealed a 19th league title for the...
Liverpool fans celebrate winning the Premier League with flares outside Anfield after Chelsea won their match against Manchester City June 25, 2020. — Reuters pic
Liverpool, whose long wait for the title had been stretched even further by the three-month coronavirus shutdown, got the favour they wanted when Chelsea beat City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. “It’s an incredible achievement by my players and it’s a huge joy for me to coach them. I haven’t waited 30 years, I have been here for four-and-a-half years, but it is quite an achievement, especially with the three-month break because nobody knew if we could go on.”
Then managed by Brendan Rodgers, they infamously squandered a golden opportunity to win the title in 2014 when Reds captain Steven Gerrard made his costly slip in a late-season defeat against Chelsea.
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