LONDON: Liverpool will host a victory parade on the May 26 Bank Holiday after clinching their 20th top-flight title with victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, the club have announced.

Fans were deprived of a public celebration the last time the Merseyside club won the Premier League in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. That success was Liverpool’s first top-flight triumph in 30 years.

Arne Slot’s side secured the title on Sunday with a 5-1 thrashing of Spurs in a party atmosphere at Anfield that gave them a 15-point lead over second-placed Arsenal with four games remaining.

The 15-km parade will begin at 14:30 local time (1330 GMT) and is expected to last three to five hours.

“A Liverpool victory parade is more than football it’s a celebration of our city’s pride, passion and community spirit,” Leader of Liverpool City Council, Liam Robinson, said in a statement.

“A huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes in preparation for an event of this size and scale, and there has already been months of careful planning taking place as the Team Liverpool approach - which we saw work so well throughout Eurovision — comes to the fore again.”

Liverpool hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023.

Liverpool are now level with bitter rivals Manchester United on 20 English top-flight titles in a remarkable achievement for Arne Slot, who took over the managerial reins from Jurgen Klopp last June, with few pundits expecting him to win the league in his first season.

But Liverpool started at a sprint and have lost just two league matches all season as Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal all failed to mount a consistent challenge.

Thousands of fans lingered outside Anfield hours after the final whistle on Sunday, chanting and letting off fireworks as they revelled in the club’s success.

Slot, who has eased seamlessly into life at Anfield, said plans were already in place for next season and there would be no problems in motivating his men as he targets more silverware.

“I don’t have to manage expectations because the expectations of this club are always the same,” said the former Feyenoord boss — the first Dutch coach to win the Premier League.

“We have to compete for every trophy, and that didn’t change when I came in and that doesn’t change next season. We have a group of players that are able to win things, but we’re not the only one. There are so many great teams in this league and in the Champions League, so it’s never going to be easy, but we have to compete.”

Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2025