Liverpool have done it! The Reds are champions of England for a record-equalling 20th time thanks to Sunday’s 5-1 victory over Tottenham, which has given Arne Slot’s side an unassailable 15-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table with four rounds remaining.

We can safely say that nobody saw this coming at the start of the season – not with the club still coming to terms with the devastating departure of legendary manager Jurgen Klopp, who bid an emotional farewell to Anfield just under a year ago.

However, former Feyenoord boss Slot has done a sensational job dealing with the pressure of succeeding a Kop icon while at the same time getting the absolute maximum out of a squad that wasn’t really strengthened at all last summer. So, how did the Dutchman do it?

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