Liverpool supporters take to the streets in celebration

While it was only recent memory since Liverpool last secured the Premier League title, this time around there was one inescapable difference: the fans.

- BRYONY GOOCH

From the moment the team bus pulled into Anfield Stadium on Sunday, a sea of red was there to greet them, while red mist clung to the air, penetrated by a wall of cheering and the devoted singing Liverpool fan favourite “Allez Allez Allez” by Jamie Webster.

It was 2020 when Liverpool broke a 30-year drought to win the trophy, but the victory was bittersweet with pandemic measures robbing legions of fans the chance to celebrate.

While that year fans were urged to stay at home, on Sunday, after putting five past Tottenham, it appeared nothing would get in the way of celebrations in and outside Anfield, and the pubs and streets in the city beyond.

Scottish born Karen McKenzie, a veteran supporter of 46 years, said she travelled from Canada, where she now lives, “just for this day”.

“We don’t have a ticket, but my son and I came, and we knew they were going to win today, and it was just amazing,” Ms McKenzie, 61, told the Liverpool Echo following the win. “I’m so ecstatic, I’m so emotional.”

One fan, Steven, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I’m lost for words, teary.”

While the team may have won during the pandemic, the Liverpool fan said “everyone can relate it just wasn’t the same”.