Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk (file photo).Alamy Stock Photo FreePremier League Van Dijk savours Liverpool title - 'The most beautiful club in the world and I think we deserve all of this' Triumph is their second in five years and came in Arne Slot’s first season since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in charge. 7.40pm, 27 Apr 2025 Share options LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN VIRGIL van Dijk hailed his side as the “truly deserved” champions of England after they secured the Premier League title with four games to spare. A 5-1 victory over Tottenham at Anfield saw the Reds crowned English champions for the 20th time, equalling Manchester United’s record. “It’s special and it’s something that we don’t take for granted. It’s amazing,” Van Dijk told Sky Sports as he and his team-mates celebrated on the pitch. Advertisement “A lot of emotions before the game, during the whole week, but we got the job done and we (are) truly deserved champions of England. “(Liverpool is) the most beautiful club in the world and I think we deserve all of this. Let’s enjoy the next couple of weeks and let it sink in.” Liverpool’s title triumph is their second in five years and came in Arne Slot’s first season since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in charge. Slot insisted he had not been concerned when Dominic Solanke gave Spurs an early lead, with Luis Diaz equalising shortly afterwards before Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and an own goal from Destiny Udogie sealed a comfortable win. “It wasn’t ideal but it didn’t take me a long time to trust these players, they always come back, they always find a way to win,” Slot told Sky Sports. Asked how he had made winning the title appear so easy, Slot added: “That’s not only my job, it’s the job of the players and the staff members standing over there and the work Jurgen (Klopp) and Pepijn (Lijnders) left behind over here. “The culture of the team, the work rate, the quality was outstanding. We all knew that. We started off really well and it maybe helped a bit that (Manchester City) had a difficult spell, which they hadn’t had in five years. “When the season started everyone would have been happy if we were in the top four for Champions League again but I don’t think that was fair to our players because they are much better than that and that’s what they have showed this season.” Press Association View 5 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Van Dijk savours Liverpool title - 'The most beautiful club in the world and I think we deserve all of this'”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Van Dijk savours Liverpool title - 'The most beautiful club in the world and I think we deserve all of this'”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. 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