One More Win, Liverpool Named Premier League Champion

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JAKARTA - Liverpool supporters do not want to go home. After the final whistle sounded to signal the Reds' 1-0 victory over Leicester City on Sunday, April 20, 2025, supporters remained in the thousands to contain the club's national anthem which, in a matter of days, could be crowned champions of the Premier League.

The match against Leicester was not Liverpool's most convincing performance. However, those who had traveled from Merseyside to East Midlands didn't care a bit.

Why should they care? After not being given the opportunity to celebrate the club's last title victory in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Liverpool fans now seem determined to enjoy every second of this extraordinary season.

Only one more victory is needed to mathematically ensure theappropriation of the Reds as the 2024/2025 Premier League champions.

Of course, publicly, Arne Slot and his players will insist that there is still work to be done.

Leicester's passionate appearance into the--when they officially relegated to next season's Championship--is sufficient evidence of the level required to win the Premier League games.

However, Liverpool are now undeniable to be at the top of something special. The image of Mohamed Salah pointing one finger at the fans who traveled and applauded after the match showed the players also knew they were close to making history.

Hours before the match started, the traders selling the scarf with the words "Liverpool Champions 2024/2025" lined up on the streets to the stadium.

Arsenal's comfort victory over Ipswich Town 4-0 the day before confirmed Liverpool would not be able to confirm their title against Leicester.

However, that didn't stop those in the away stands from shouting the excited choir "we will win the league" long before the ball is kicked at the King Power Stadium.

That afternoon, almost started perfectly for Liverpool, when Salah found space in the penalty box.

However, his curling shot shook the post before bouncing into a safe place.

It was the first good chance of several good chances for the visitors in the first half, with Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen making a series of brilliant saves.

Salah then fired a shot that bounced over the crossbar from close range after receiving a perfect cross from Kostas Tsimikas.

Leicester also had their moments. However, The Fox was unlucky for not scoring when Wilfred Ndidi's low shot from the edge of the penalty box hit the post.

The feeling that this may not be Liverpool's day continues to grow after the break, as Luis Diaz and substitute Diogo Jota squandered a good chance to give the visitors the lead.

Meanwhile, Conor Coady's goal was disallowed - due to Patson Daka's previous foul on Alisson Becker - increased the noise inside the stadium.

However, one of Liverpool's most impressive features of the season is his ability to find a way to win.

This time it was Trent Alexander-Arnold's turn to give the decisive moment, by kicking the ball into the net just five minutes after being off the bench.

Some challenging time for the defender, who has been absent since March 2025 due to an ankle injury. His rehabilitation is further confirmed by the increasing number of news about his future.

Sources told ESPN that Real Madrid are confident it will recruit right-back on a free transfer when his contract at Liverpool expires at the end of this season.

If this summer is the end of Alexander-Arnold's tenure at Anfield, then his performance that won the match against Leicester proves that there are still a few more chapters he should write in the story with Liverpool.

Whatever he did this summer, the moment he tore his shirt and slid on the pitch to celebrate the win would be one of the decisive moments in this important campaign.

"Today's main title should be the goal he scored and not about his contract. However, it would be ridiculous if someone denied his commitment to the club."

"With the work ethic he showed, no one can deny his commitment to the club, but the title should be a great goal and not a contract," Arne Slot said after the game.

From Liverpool's perspective, the title now is that the team is only three points away from making his name in the record book.

Assuming Arsenal avoided defeat against Crystal Palace in the middle of the week, Tottenham Hotspur's visit to Anfield on Sunday, April 27, 2025, would give the Arne Slot team the chance to secure their 20th league title.

"The only thing the fans want is for us to win the game. After one league title in 35 years, with them not involved because of Covid, every moment that happens will be special for them," said Arne Slot.

Of course, for Liverpool supporters who are present on Sunday, April 20, 2025, the celebration has started. Next week, Arne Slot and his players will probably party together.