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With the 2024/25 Premier League crown now secure, Liverpool have drawn level with United's total of 20 league championships – a milestone rich with meaning on Merseyside.

This triumph is about more than just silverware.

For supporters, it's a powerful response to Sir Alex Ferguson's infamous 1993 promise to "knock Liverpool off their f***ing perch" – a line etched into football folklore.

Now, the Reds have climbed back to that perch, and need just one more title to be top dog again.

The fierce rivalry between the two northern giants has long dominated English football, and Liverpool icon Phil Thompson had no intention of letting the moment pass quietly after Liverpool's 2020 title win.

Twisting the knife during an interview on Sky Sports, Thompson said: "We are back on our perch.

And it's been a burden to everybody.

Article continues belowSir Alex Ferguson pledged to knock Liverpool "off their perch" in 1993(Image: Getty Images)

"All our managers have had to carry it.

A 21st league title is within touching distance, and would make Liverpool the most successful club in English football outright.

Thompson, back in 2020, had sensed a shift in momentum – and he was right.

Liverpool have surged forward, while United have floundered in their efforts to recreate their golden era.

Arne Slot is one of just five managers to win the Premier League in his first season in English football(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Arne Slot now joins an elite group as just the 12th manager to lift the Premier League trophy – and only the fifth to achieve the feat in his first season on English soil.

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If the Reds can channel this momentum again next season, a consecutive title run and true domination of their long-time rivals could soon become a reality.