Arne Slot thanked former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for the legacy he left at the club as he celebrated winning the Premier League title in his first season at Anfield.

Liverpool became English champion after a 5-1 demolition of Tottenham on Sunday, with nearest challenger Arsenal now unable to catch them.

Former Feyenoord manager Slot got the crowd to sing Opus’ 1984 track “Live Is Life” but replaced the lyrics “Arne Slot” with “Jurgen Klopp”. Klopp had sung Slot’s name to the Kop in his final game at Anfield.

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Slot praised the German, who won the Champions League and Premier League among other silverware during his nine-year spell at Anfield for leaving him a solid platform to build on.

“I think that is something not one manager ever did before. So that is what definitely helped me,” he said. “But apart from that, he helped me even more by the team he left behind and the culture he left behind in that team.

“The quality the players have was, I think, obvious for everyone. But the culture of hard work, the culture 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’ve achieved this season.”