Liverpool is confirmed as the Premier League champions in the 2019-2020 season. Certainty was obtained after Manchester City is defeated in the 31st week. Man City surrendered 1-2 from Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Friday (6/26/2020).
The result left the two teams now 23 points apart. Liverpool collected 86 points, while The Citizens – the nickname of Manchester City 63. With seven matches remaining, the acquisition of the Red Points could not be overtaken again.
This became the first English League title for Liverpool in 30 years. The last time they dominated the top caste of the Queen Elizabeth II Country was in the 1989-1990 season. There are some interesting things when Liverpool won the English League 30 years ago, which are:
Juergen Klopp was still an amateur player
Liverpool coach now, Juergen Klopp, was a player at an amateur club from Frankfurt in the early 1990s. In the same year, he had a better career by signing a professional contract with Mainz. The man born in Stuttgart played there for 11 years until he retired in 2001.
16 Liverpool players haven’t been born
A total of 16 players on the Liverpool team this season were not born when the 1989-1990 squad won. They are Alisson Becker (born 1992), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Joe Gomez (1997), Joel Matip (1991), Andrew Robertson (1994), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Fabinho (1993), and Georginio Wijnaldum (1990), Then Naby Keita (1995), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993), Sadio Mane (1992), Takumi Minamino (1995), Mohamed Salah (1992), Xherdan Shaqiri (1991), Roberto Firmino (1991), and Divock Origi (1995).
The oldest player in the Red Squad now is 34-year-old James Milner. The British player was born on January 4, 1986.
Manchester City promotion
Season 1989-1990 became Manchester City’s comeback to the top layer of the English League. They were able to achieve promotions after becoming runners-up of the second caste competition in the previous season. When Liverpool established themselves as champions, City finished the season by finishing 14th.
Lionel Messi is still a toddler
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, was only three years old when Liverpool lifted the 1989-1990 Premier League trophy. He was born in Argentina on June 24, 1987.
Achievement of Trophy compared to other clubs
Season 1989-1990 to be the 18th time Liverpool lift the English League trophy. When that moment happened, Manchester United had a collection of seven titles in the same event. The number of Chelsea titles is only one.
