Week 392 was posted by Charanjit Chana on 2025-04-29.
There's no way I thought we'd win the league this season, there was an outside chance when Jurgen Klopp announced he was stepping down, but it felt impossible without investment in the squad.
That didn't happen and for some reason, Manchester City just fell of a cliff.
The title was Arsenal's for the taking, finished 5 and then 2 points behind Manchester City in the previous two seasons. Surely they were going to step up and take their place at the top. They just didn't.
15 points separate Liverpool and Arsenal with 4 games to go. Intense Champions League games for the former and a guard of honour over the next 4 games of the Reds.
Arne Slot not only inherited a good, but shallow, squad, he has somehow found a way to taken them to the next level. Next season is likely to be harder and I'm not sure we'll see a defence of the title. Rivals will spend big (as usual) and while Liverpool may do the same, it's more likely to be around succession planning than going for big names. No point in upsetting a good squad that's just won the title, but bringing in real competition would be welcome.
Slot has been clear and direct with what he expects and it's worked well. Firstly, the players seem to have appreciated the change after 9 years with one of the Premier League's most influential characters and secondly he has been willing to work with what he has.
Being a data-led club has its frustrations, but overall it has meant there has been a winning culture instilled the club by actually winning things.
I won't list my hopes for the next season just now. There are 4 games to go, a trophy lift, a parade (that I will be missing out on) and a summer off to get through before we need to worry about that.
I will leave you with two outro videos that were put on YouTube after the club mathematically secured their 20th title.
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