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There were 343 days between Jurgen Klopp's final game in charge of Liverpool and the Reds being confirmed as Premier League champions under Arne Slot.

In a full circle moment, after Klopp had led chants of Slot's name on his final day in charge — at that point before the Dutchman had even been confirmed as his successor — Slot thanked Klopp by encouraging Anfield to do the same for him once the title was won.

And not without reason.

It would be unfair to suggest that Slot had not worked wonders, and he should be a shoo-in for the Premier League Manager of the Year award, but it should be acknowledged too that Klopp left behind a team on the rise.

Virgil van Dijk and Arne Slot after Liverpool was crowned Premier League champion.

"Because of what he did before I even arrived here," Slot said during his post-match press conference when he was asked why he led the chants about Klopp.

But the culture of hard work — not only from the players but also from the staff members — has been incredible and that is one of the reasons why we could achieve what we have achieved this season.

"For obvious reasons, I think it was a nice moment to thank him as well."

Klopp once said that it was not about how Liverpool viewed him when he arrived but what state he left the club in when he left that would define his legacy

The Champions League title of 2019 and the Premier League win the following year have helped shape that too, of course, but Slot's stunning debut campaign shows exactly what he left behind