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Slot was the beneficiary: of a parting gift, of a team that Klopp christened Liverpool 2.0, of an enviable inheritance.

Liverpool had a fusion of Klopp and Slot; the recent contract extensions for Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah mean part of the German’s team will last for longer.

Klopp was a great Liverpool manager; a year since he left, their subsequent fortunes have illustrated it in another way.

Ever the realist, Slot said: “Maybe it helped that [Manchester] City had a difficult spell that they have not had in five years.” Klopp had a great team who could have won more.

Pep Guardiola was quick to congratulate Slot and Liverpool, but denied Klopp the title in 97- and 92-point seasons.



Slot celebrates Liverpool’s title win in front of the Kop with his team (Getty Images)

But if City left a void at the top of the table, Liverpool stepped up.