Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England. AFP
The Merseyside club’s record-equaling 20th English league title matched the achievement of its great rival Manchester United.
Liverpool fans partied inside and outside its famous Anfield Stadium as coach Arne Slot sealed a remarkable first year in charge of the club.
The international winger sent a powerful shot from inside the area to beat the keeper in the 63rd minute and score his 28th League goals.
With this goal, Salah ended a four-game goal drought, just as his side's four-year Premier League drought came to an end.
Salah's last goal was on the 8th of March, when he netted twice against Southampton in a Premier League game.
He becomes the highest international goal scorers in Premier League history with 185 goals, beating Sergio Aguero (184 goals).
This win at Anfield means Liverpool have an unassailable 15-point lead over second-placed Arsenal.
With four games left, Liverpool have 82 points, while Arsenal sit second with 67 points.
Spurs forward Dominic Solanke stunned the hosts just after 12 minutes, but Liverpool responded fiercely with three consecutive goals from Luis Díaz, Alexis Mac Allister, and Cody Gakpo, respectively in the first half.
The second half saw Salah hits the fourth, while Spurs' defender Destiny Udogie scored on his own net to add the fifth for Liverpool.
Celebrations across Liverpool
In the end, the victory was so comfortable that Salah even had time to pose for selfie in front of the famed Kop stand after scoring his 33rd goal of the season in all competitions.
Fans had turned up long before kickoff, lining the streets around the stadium in anticipation of a title party.
The smell of sulphur filled the air as red smoke canisters were let off outside. Liverpool flags were hung from nearby houses.
Inside the ground, giant banners made their way across the stands, celebrating icons past and present.
Slot has joined that list of club greats in only his first season after replacing Jurgen Klopp.
He also joins a select group of managers by winning the title in his first year in the Premier League era — following Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Manuel Pellegrini and Antonio Conte.
He has managed it with plenty to spare, with Liverpool 15 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal with four rounds of the season to go.
It is Liverpool’s second title in five years, having ended a 30-year wait to be champion in 2020.
This time there was a crucial difference as the players were able to celebrate in front of the fans. Five years ago it had to finish off the season behind closed doors as the U.K. faced lockdown restrictions because of the COVID pandemic.
As the final whistle neared, fans in the stadium were on their feet singing the club’s anthem - “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
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