Liverpool manager Arne Slot said that he was expecting to check his phone and see a text from former manager Jurgen Klopp after the Merseyside club completed their 20th English title charge on Sunday after demolishing Tottenham 5-1. Liverpool’s second title in five years came with four games in the season still remaining.
Many had predicted that they wouldn’t be able to win the title this season on the back of Klopp’s departure. Usually first-season manager’s find it difficult to implement their ideas and contend with a previous manager’s team, leading to a tough start. But Slot overcame all expectations and on the back of an injury-hit Manchester City and a poor Arsenal title charge, took the Premier League crown in his first attempt.
“It feels great. I don’t think I want to say a lot. The only thing now is to send my appreciation to Jurgen Klopp,” Slot told LFCTV. “I am 99.9% sure that if I pick up my phone there will be a message from Jurgen,” he told BBC Match of the Day as well.
Slot also said that he had been in touch with Klopp all through the season and admitted that it was the German’s team that helped him win his first title in England.
“So many moments in the season the two of us have had contact. I think he showed last season what a wonderful human being he is by introducing me. But what mattered most is the team he left behind that was able to win the trophy.”
The Liverpool manager also said that City’s tough spell with injuries to key players, including Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, caused a frictionless journey to champions for them.
“We started really well and maybe it helped that [Manchester] City had a difficult spell that they have not had in five years,” he said. “When the season started, we would have been happy with the top four. But I don’t think that is fair on the players as they are much better than that and they have shown it this season.”
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