Liverpool fans’ joy as team wins Premier League after 30 years

Liverpool fans are celebrating wildly tonight after their team ended a 30-year wait to win the Premier League title. 

The Reds, who had to endure a three-month wait for glory amid the coronavirus pandemic, were crowned champions tonight after Manchester City failed to beat Chelsea. 

Liverpool players mob centre back Virgil van Djik as they celebrate winning the Premier League tonight – the club’s first title since 1990

Liverpool players gathered in the 4-star Formby Hall Golf resort and spa to watch the moment they were crowned – while following social distancing guidelines

This means that Liverpool’s lead at the top of the table is now insurmountable, giving them their first title since 1990 and ending 30 years of hurt and near-misses after multiple second place finishes. 

Some fans climbed on top of the gates outside Anfield to soak up the adulation of the crowd as they celebrated the title success

Despite social distancing measures being in place across the city, fans still flocked to mark their side’s moment of glory as more than 5,000 arrived in cars and on foot outside Anfield within an hour of Liverpool sealing the Premier League title. 

The roads were clogged outside the ground and some fans even climbed up the steps of the main stand. 

Delighted Liverpool fans gather outside Anfield this evening after their team’s title win is confirmed following Manchester City’s defeat

Reds supporters honked their horns and fireworks were set off as Chelsea’s victory over Manchester City was confirmed, with hundreds of fans partying outside the main stand.

Despite some wearing masks, the majority ignored social distancing rules as they waved flags and scarves and embraced while marking their Premier League triumph.

One fan was cheered as he walked with a can of beer and a Jurgen Klopp mask, some were in tears and others carried children as young as four on their shoulders.

A handful of police vans and uniformed officers waited near the ground – though the celebrations were peaceful despite a lack of social distancing.

And the players also rejoiced, singing ‘championes’ for a full 10 minutes after the whistle had blown at Stamford Bridge. 

They could be heard shouting ‘Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool’, after gathering in the 4-star Formby Hall Golf resort and spa ahead of the match. 

Geoff Garner, 72, of Walton, Liverpool, was one of the first fans to arrive outside Anfield this evening. 

The grandfather-of-seven said: ‘It’s the best feeling in the world. I went to my first game when I was 14.

An emotional Kenny Dalglish joins in the celebrations, raising a glass at the final whistle which crowned Liverpool champions

‘This means everything – I had to be here, it is magical. I did think we’d have won a few more by now but this is special. I’m overjoyed.’

His daughter Susan Williams, 42, said: ‘It’s special being here with my dad. He lives and breathes the club. We had Liverpool tops as toddlers.’

Liverpool fan Anthony Nesbitt, six, was outside Anfield with his father Anthony, mother Marilyn and six-month-old brother Georgie, as well as a cardboard cutout of Sadio Mane.

The family, who live nearby, had been in Stanley Park as the match was played.

Ms Nesbitt said: ‘This is amazing, especially for them. We’ve been waiting 30 years for it.’

Liverpool fans young and old gather to celebrate this evening, with the party sure to go on long into the night

Jackie Dyer, 40, had travelled from her home in Derby to be at the ground.

She said: ‘I had to come – I couldn’t have missed it. I had a feeling we’d do it.’

Standing by the fabled Kop, electrician Andy Chivers, 32, said: ‘This is going to be a wild night. It feels so great after we’ve waited so long.

‘It’s now extra special as i feared the season might be voided because of coronavirus.’ 

Liverpool have been crowned champions of the Premier League for the first time in three decades after Chelsea FC beat Manchester City

Mother-of-three Mary West, 47, said: ‘I went to my first game when I was four – the club is in my blood. I am so happy.’

Accountant Mike Ward, 40, said: ‘This is going to be the party to end all parties. I feel so happy.’

The players celebrated the title triumph at the four-star hotel this evening. 

Liverpool supporters celebrate outside Anfield Stadium in Liverpool this evening as their team are crowned premier league champions

Ecstatic Liverpool FC supporters light flares as they celebrate outside Anfield stadium this evening following their title win

Each player were asked to drive themselves in their own cars. Defender Andy Robertson arrived in his yellow Lamborghini.

The players sang ‘Champions’ as the final whistle went.

One source said: ‘The players were outside on the green and had a bbq. There was a large TV screen where they watched the match.

Kyle Williams celebrates during Manchester City’s defeat, which means that Liverpool have now been crowned champions for the first time since 1990

Liverpool fans watch the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City on their phone outside Anfield

‘Golfers could hear them singing, and you could even hear the singing from the road outside the resort.

‘It is a great night for Liverpool. They are great fans of waited so long for this moment. It’s just a shame that they can’t enjoy it together in the central Liverpool. What a party that would’ve been.’

Manchester City needed to beat Chelsea this evening to ensure that the title wouldn’t go to Merseyside tonight. They failed to do so

Sadio Mané smiled broadly and waved at a cluster of Liverpool fans as he was one of the first to drive away from the celebrations.

Word soon got round of where the Premier League champions were partying and an hour after the final whistle around 25 fans gathered at the gates.

Liverpool fan Emily Farley celebrates after Chelsea take the lead against Manchester City as she watches the match on TV at home

Scores of fans gathered outside Anfield to celebrate while others stuck to their homes, dressed in their Liverpool kits

They cheered when a fan appeared from a car waving a replica Premier League trophy.

Tonight’s result leaves Jurgen Klopp’s men 23 points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side with just 21 left to play for.  

Liverpool supporter Emily Farley watches the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC on a television screen inside her home in Liverpool

It is confirmation of what has been apparent for a long time, given Liverpool’s dominance during the campaign, of which there was further evidence on Wednesday evening when they thrashed Crystal Palace 4-0.  

Liverpool, who narrowly missed out on the title to Manchester City last season, have been in stellar form all seasons, losing just one match on their path to glory. 

A young boy in a Mohammed Salah shirt looks at a house heavily decorated in flags and cardboard cut-outs of the players

Though the title had been destined to head to Merseyside because of Liverpool’s huge lead, there were fears the coronavirus pandemic would cause the season to be cancelled, potentially breaking the hearts of fans. 

But the government allowed the Premier League to restart, paving the way to tonight’s crowning.