Arne Slot makes 'shocked' Liverpool title admission as he aims pointed dig at rivals

Arne Slot makes 'shocked' Liverpool title admission as he aims pointed dig at rivals

Arne Slot has won the Premier League title with Liverpool to add to the crown he won at Feyenoord - and he aimed a subtle dig at supporters of former rivals Ajax and PSV Eindhoven

Arne Slot during Liverpool's title celebrations (Image: PA )

Arne Slot wants to feel the earth move at Anfield again and again. Liverpool ’s boss was stunned by the reaction to his team’s Premier League triumph last weekend, as the Reds clinched the title with a five-goal avalanche against Tottenham that was greeted with so much passion it caused a number of small earthquakes.

According to scientists at the local university, there was a seismic shift measuring 1.74 on the Richter scale when Alexis Mac Allister’s equaliser prompted the first scenes of hysteria.

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There were more earth tremors to greet each of Liverpool’s further four goals - and Slot has admitted that he has been shocked by the magnitude of the city’s celebrations. Slot said: “I heard that story (about the earthquakes). It happened when Mo scored as well?

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“It’s definitely true that now we’ve experienced this once we know why we come in every single morning for training and to achieve things like this. Now knowing what it meant to the people makes the desire to do it again has probably grown even more.

“Yes, I was shocked - but I wasn't the only one for whom this was special. I think even for the fans, even for the biggest fans, it was very special. We all know what these fans can do, but to see them all in red and to see them all staying in the stadium. It wasn't only the Kop. It was every stand. It was so, so special to see how much it meant to the people.

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“I worked at Feyenoord. Over there, it also means more to their fans in that they celebrate more passionately than if Ajax win the league or PSV Eindhoven win the league.

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“But this was definitely another dimension. Feyenoord mostly win the league once every seven or eight years. Ajax and PSV do it more often. We’ve won the league twice in five years now, but because the fans weren't there in 2020, it was 35 years ago since they last saw it.

“I think you could feel that 35 years. You could feel it and see it in everybody's eyes.” Slot is still energised by the scenes he witnessed last Sunday - but it didn’t take long for the Dutchman to get back down to business.

And his warning to the rest of the Premier League is that Liverpool will continue to improve after his first season at Anfield ended with the most glittering prize. Slot said: “This feeling of happiness is still inside me - and I think everyone here is the same.

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The Liverpool manager with club captain Virgil van Dijk (Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images )

“But life does go on. It was my wife’s birthday on Monday, so we celebrated that. Then, the day after, I started to think about the programme for the next few weeks.

“On Wednesday, when we started training, we started to think about Chelsea. So, yes, I still feel happy - but I am back to normal. Normal things have to be done. That means things like shopping for groceries - but I went to the shop with a smile on my face!”

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Slot added: “You can’t expect to win anything, especially not in this competition, but we are aiming to become the club that wins two out of five instead of two in 35.

“That's the ambition we have. I have it, the players have it, (club owners) FSG have it - and we also feel we have the quality because otherwise you can't win it two times in five years.

Slot also won the league title with Feyenoord (Image: ANP via Getty Images )

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“If I felt there was no way for us to improve then we would have had a problem because I know 100%,for sure that Man City and Arsenal will improve.

“That improvement will come through money, probably bringing new players in, because that's what they did for so many years in rows. We would be surprised if they don't do it now. They will improve, so we have to improve as well - and there is room for improvement for us.”

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