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Jim Beglin at Melwood

Liverpool legend Jim Beglin has penned a new emotional poem celebrating Arne Slot's Premier League title winners.

The Reds are champions of England once again after a 5-1 thumping of Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield wrapped up their 20th league title.

And Beglin, who won the double with Liverpool in 1986, has updated the poem he wrote in 2020, in which he paid tribute to the work of Jurgen Klopp, Bill Shankly and the other iconic managers to have left their stamp on the club.

Slot's name is now included after the Dutchman did what many thought impossible and won the league title in his first campaign as Liverpool head coach.

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Speaking in 2020, Beglin explained the inspiration behind his poem when stating: "I like a little bit of poetry and I'm not saying I'm a poet, but just sometimes because of the job, words are important and how you use them, and so yeah I got scribbling on a train a while ago.

"I wrote one or two verses and I thought maybe I could take it on.

It's got about 15 verses and it's a little account of what's gone on."

Thanks to Shanks (© Jim Beglin)

The mighty ambition of Shanks

Strengthened LFC ranks

He brought the thirst

To finish first

And will always merit great thanks

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The next in line was Sir Bob

Who concocted a thoroughbred mob

Three European Cups

Plus many more ups

And a wholly magnificent job

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The succession meant genial Joe

A treble to increase the flow

A streamlined team

All set to gleam

Then Heysel, a harrowing low

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And so a call for the king

A double to start with a fling

But Hillsborough came

It was never the same

97 etched forever that spring

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A return to the club for Souness

With designs on a spell of excess

But too much change

Reduced the range

And slowed the run of success

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Evo stepped up to the plate

With knowledge of how to be great

Spice boy nous

Filled the house

LFC found a healthier state

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A Frenchman entered the fray

Gerard Houllier planned to make hay

A different style

A trophy pile

He did it all his way

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Now Rafa could script a good tale

Of a team that just wouldn't fail

Istanbul heaven

From the wrong starting eleven

A historic fifth holy grail

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Roy found it tough from the start

A struggle with LFC art

Inspiration was lacking

The fans chanted sacking

There were better fits for the part

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Sir Kenny was back in the seat

With the hope of a little more heat

From a hasty assembly

There were three trips to Wembley

A standard Dalglish feat

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Brendan had licence to thrill

SAS and their sumptuous skill

Times were exciting

The exception was biting

Two points from climbing the hill

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Then Jurgen came through the door

Heavy metal was brought to the fore

A few years of yearning

Completed the learning

The Liver bird ready to soar

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Big ears was back in the mix

Madrid after Kiev, the fix

It triggered a spark

That set a new mark

The count had moved onto six

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A Premier League then the aim

The spark has turned into flame

A thirty year search

To get back on the perch

Time to uncork the champagne

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Arne has hit the ground running

Clever, courageous and cunning

On the biggest league stage

He's been all the rage

His immediate league title is stunning

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Hats off to Bill on his throne

He set the club’s standards in stone

Navigating a storm

Is a Liverpool norm

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