Liverpool vs. Tottenham 5:1: You‘ ll never walk alone, the Champions version

It was red, it was emotional, it was our Championship Match of the Week – Liverpool FC beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 (3-1) on April 27, 2025, becoming English football champions for the 20th time. The championship match from a personal perspective, full of small details that made this great day even greater – without any pathos. 

The anticipation in Liverpool and everywhere the match was broadcast live on TV was palpable. Glorious spring weather, tens of thousands of fans cheering on the team bus as it made its way through the narrow streets of the terraced house labyrinth of Anfield, red smoke rising, and you couldn’t help but feel that nothing could go wrong.

But only almost. Tottenham Hotspur seemed eager to hand city and archrival Arsenal FC a last straw in this hopeless title race, trailing by 13 points.

Liverpool vs Tottenham: The Four-Minute Party Shock

 "The Spurs" took the lead 1-0 with a header goal by Dominic Solanke (12’) – and you had to shake it off for a moment. 

However, this shock only lasted four minutes for the team and fans – and after a VAR-awarded goal by Luis Diaz, a storm of jubilation erupted at Anfield. 1-1, and with that, Liverpool was mathematically unreachable.

The rocket goal by World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister to make it 2-1 (23’) from over 20 meters finally broke all dams. 

The Argentine, possibly the most important player in coach Arne Slot’s ensemble alongside Mohamed Salah, scored his third “gamewinning goal” of the season, after previous ones against Bologna FC and Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage (each 1-0). 

After 34 minutes, Cody Gakpo secured a comfortable 3-1 halftime lead before Mo Salah dipped into his bag of tricks again.

Mo Salah: A Selfie in Front of “The Kop”

The standout player of this Premier League season crowned Liverpool with the 4-1 (63’) and a ball deflected into his own net by Destiny Udogie (69’) for the 5-1, sealing the 2025 English championship and took a selfie in front of the exuberant fan stand “The Kop” after the 4-1. 

It was his 28th goal of the season and the first after six goalless matches. 

My Viennese football colleague and Tottenham supporter Gottfried quoted the legendary “We won’t win anymore” line from Austrian national player Anton “Toni” Pfeffer at halftime of a 0-5 loss against Spain in Valencia (1999). A philosopher.

Champions of England 2024/2025: Liverpool FC as a complete work of art. Photo: Imago / Propaganda Photo

Liverpool Idol: “One of the Best Versions I’ve Ever Heard”

In front of “The Kop,” players, coaching staff, and support team celebrated the world-famous anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ after the final whistle – and newly crowned championship coach Arne Slot generously paid tribute to his predecessor Jürgen Klopp by dedicating the anthem (melody: “Live is Life” by Opus), originally meant for him, to “Kloppo”. That was huge! 

“It gave me chills,” said Liverpool legend John “Aldo” Aldridge, whom I interviewed in Anfield in 2018, about the “championship version” of You’ll Never Walk Alone in front of “The Kop,” “I’ve sung this song a million times, but that was one of the best versions I’ve ever heard. It proves how much the fans stood behind the team – and the entire stadium sang along.” 

Anfield in championship frenzy – and the overjoyed Arne Slot, who, as he said upon taking office in July 2024, “didn’t actually want to change much,” casually wrote Premier League history in the end. 

With their 20th title, Liverpool is once again tied with Manchester United as record English champions, and Slot is the first Dutch championship coach in Premier League history.

“To secure it at home with four games remaining,” said former Liverpool pro Bolo Zenden on BBC Radio 5 Live, “shows how strong Liverpool were. They fully deserved it. I think when Slot succeeded Jürgen Klopp, no one expected him to win the title.”

That’s true. None of the 64 TV experts had predicted Liverpool as champions before the season began…

Who Does 2024/2025 English Champion Liverpool FC Still Play in Anfield?

Liverpool is champion, but that’s exactly why a football trip to Liverpool FC is still worth it this season. On May 11, 2025, Arsenal FC will form a guard of honor for the new Premier League champions at Anfield, and the final home game on May 25, 2025, the 20th anniversary of the Champions League miracle of Istanbul, will again be against a London team, Crystal Palace.