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Liverpool's former and current players celebrate Premier League title triumph on social media

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Published : Jun 26, 2020, 8:57 AM IST

Liverpool on Thursday clinched their first-ever Premier League crown and they became England's earliest-ever champion — and the latest.

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England: Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 after second-placed Manchester City fell to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Thursday, a result that means City can no longer catch Liverpool with seven games remaining.

It's the Reds' first-ever Premier League crown and they became England's earliest-ever champion — and the latest.

No team since the inception of the country's league system in 1888 has clinched the title with seven games remaining.

Meanwhile, Liverpool latest title win was celebrated on social media by the club's official account and some of its legendary past and present managers and players.

  • Congratulations to @LFC, after 30 years, the dream comes true! Very happy for all the Reds! You'll never walk alone #YNWA #Champions #Liverpool

    — Rafa Benitez Web (@rafabenitezweb) June 25, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Liverpool Players celebrating 😂😂😂

GET IN!!! #LFC #YNWA pic.twitter.com/ygMzFHOv9A

— Samantha Quek (@SamanthaQuek) June 25, 2020 ">

  • 96❤️ 😭
    Dream came true

    — Dejan lovren (@Dejan06Lovren) June 25, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The title itself had hardly been in doubt since December, with Jurgen Klopp's team quickly building a massive lead with a rampant attacking style of play that has earned 28 wins in 31 games so far.

For a while, though, it seemed the coronavirus could still prevent Liverpool from ending its drought.

The club was 25 points clear when the league was abruptly halted in March as the country was forced into lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.

"Null and void" became the dreaded term in the red half of Liverpool amid fears the season could be cancelled completely as the coronavirus death toll soared and clubs struggled to agree on a strategy to restart the league during the country's gravest emergency since World War II.

After Liverpool finally returned to the field, a 0-0 draw in the Merseyside derby against Everton delayed the crowning moment. But not for long.

The team quickly rediscovered its scintillating attacking form as it swept aside Crystal Palace 4-0 inside an empty Anfield.

Chelsea then put Liverpool over a winning line that had proved so elusive for a team accustomed to dominating English football in the 1970s and 80s.

After waiting so long to win a 19th English title, the pandemic left an anticlimactic cloud over celebrations on the hottest day of the year so far. Fans couldn't even gather in pubs, which have been shut since March, to watch Chelsea clinch the title for them. Gatherings of multiple households are also still banned inside.

The only communal viewing experiences allowed are for groups of up to six people to meet outside. Photos of garden viewings spread on social media. A few fans watched on phones outside Anfield.

Klopp, who has restored a winning mentality to Liverpool with his brand of "heavy metal" football, was watching at home. The German manager already led the club to the Champions League title last year, but this will widely be regarded as the moment he truly brought Liverpool back to the pinnacle of English football.

The last time Liverpool won the league, it was still called the First Division and the club held the English record for most titles with 18. But the inception of the Premier League in 1992 transformed the landscape of the English game. Liverpool faded as a force, to be eclipsed by Manchester United.

Sweeping to 13 Premier League titles, United manager Alex Ferguson succeeded in his mission of knocking Liverpool "off their perch" by helping the Mancunians become 20-time English champions and one of the wealthiest sports teams in the world.

England: Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 after second-placed Manchester City fell to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Thursday, a result that means City can no longer catch Liverpool with seven games remaining.

It's the Reds' first-ever Premier League crown and they became England's earliest-ever champion — and the latest.

No team since the inception of the country's league system in 1888 has clinched the title with seven games remaining.

Meanwhile, Liverpool latest title win was celebrated on social media by the club's official account and some of its legendary past and present managers and players.

  • Congratulations to @LFC, after 30 years, the dream comes true! Very happy for all the Reds! You'll never walk alone #YNWA #Champions #Liverpool

    — Rafa Benitez Web (@rafabenitezweb) June 25, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

  • 96❤️ 😭
    Dream came true

    — Dejan lovren (@Dejan06Lovren) June 25, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The title itself had hardly been in doubt since December, with Jurgen Klopp's team quickly building a massive lead with a rampant attacking style of play that has earned 28 wins in 31 games so far.

For a while, though, it seemed the coronavirus could still prevent Liverpool from ending its drought.

The club was 25 points clear when the league was abruptly halted in March as the country was forced into lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.

"Null and void" became the dreaded term in the red half of Liverpool amid fears the season could be cancelled completely as the coronavirus death toll soared and clubs struggled to agree on a strategy to restart the league during the country's gravest emergency since World War II.

After Liverpool finally returned to the field, a 0-0 draw in the Merseyside derby against Everton delayed the crowning moment. But not for long.

The team quickly rediscovered its scintillating attacking form as it swept aside Crystal Palace 4-0 inside an empty Anfield.

Chelsea then put Liverpool over a winning line that had proved so elusive for a team accustomed to dominating English football in the 1970s and 80s.

After waiting so long to win a 19th English title, the pandemic left an anticlimactic cloud over celebrations on the hottest day of the year so far. Fans couldn't even gather in pubs, which have been shut since March, to watch Chelsea clinch the title for them. Gatherings of multiple households are also still banned inside.

The only communal viewing experiences allowed are for groups of up to six people to meet outside. Photos of garden viewings spread on social media. A few fans watched on phones outside Anfield.

Klopp, who has restored a winning mentality to Liverpool with his brand of "heavy metal" football, was watching at home. The German manager already led the club to the Champions League title last year, but this will widely be regarded as the moment he truly brought Liverpool back to the pinnacle of English football.

The last time Liverpool won the league, it was still called the First Division and the club held the English record for most titles with 18. But the inception of the Premier League in 1992 transformed the landscape of the English game. Liverpool faded as a force, to be eclipsed by Manchester United.

Sweeping to 13 Premier League titles, United manager Alex Ferguson succeeded in his mission of knocking Liverpool "off their perch" by helping the Mancunians become 20-time English champions and one of the wealthiest sports teams in the world.

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