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Liverpool Crowned Champions: Post Match Raw Delivers the Verdict

Liverpool are Champions again – and the feeling is electric across Merseyside. On the latest Post Match Raw Podcast from Anfield Index, Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick, and Karl Matchett delivered a passionate and emotional dissection of a title win that had been on the cards for weeks.

Downey opened the show with a mix of disbelief and joy, capturing the mood: “It feels as if I’ve been selling it short in my own mind all this time.” He nailed the underlying sentiment shared by many Liverpool fans: a dream realised but still soaking in.

Calmness and Character Define This Liverpool

Karl Matchett hammered home what separated Liverpool from the rest this season: the unshakable calm. “There was a strange sense of calm about the Liverpool performance,” he noted, something particularly remarkable given that this was the first season without Jurgen Klopp at the helm. The calmness, Matchett insisted, stemmed from Arne Slot’s influence: “He’s had the biggest overall impact on what we’ve done this year and just nobody could touch us.”

Downey agreed, describing Slot’s arrival as pivotal, saying he brought a “profound influence” with his cool and reserved nature. Hendrick added, “From early on there was just this feeling of calm with this team and we built ourselves a lead.”

Smashing Narratives and Breaking Records

Dave Hendrick wasn’t pulling any punches when addressing the external criticism. “People can say whatever they want about ‘oh it’s a weak league’ – that’s all [__]. It’s just the league is the league. You win whatever league you play in.” His fiery defence of Liverpool’s achievement highlighted the wider media’s persistent attempts to downplay the Reds’ triumph.

Liverpool’s dominance this season is clear. As Hendrick revealed, “We’re going to end this Premier League campaign having been top of the table for 32 weeks.” Only historic City and Chelsea sides have been more dominant in the past 15 years. As he summarised it, Liverpool’s consistency “needs celebrating” because “it’s the glorious consistency of this lot.”

The Silent Leaders: Mac Allister and Salah Shine

When discussing individual performances, both Hendrick and Matchett were full of praise for Alexis Mac Allister. Hendrick stated, “He’s been the best midfielder in the league this season,” crediting the Argentine’s consistent excellence and leadership. Matchett added that Mac Allister had been Liverpool’s “third-best player” behind Salah and Van Dijk, underlining his aggressive, tireless work.

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Mo Salah’s brilliance also drew admiration. Matchett proudly declared, “Mo Salah has had more touches in the box, more assists, more shots, more non-penalty xG than anybody else.” Hendrick broke it down further, saying Salah’s season was “the single best season any Premier League attacker has ever had.” A 30-goal, 20-assist league season now feels inevitable, and both pundits stressed how crucial Salah’s productivity was in securing the title.

Arne Slot’s New Era: Ruthless, Relentless, Ready

Looking ahead, all three contributors agreed that Liverpool’s Champions season was just the beginning under Arne Slot. Hendrick emphasised a key cultural shift: “We’re no longer the stepping stone. Now we’re the destination.” Slot’s success was seen as the launch pad for more trophies, not the end of a journey.

In closing, Trev Downey summed up the day with a nod to Liverpool’s roots and its future, recognising that Slot could now be “to us what Bob Paisley was to Shankly’s generation.” A tantalising prospect indeed.

Liverpool are champions again. But as Post Match Raw made clear, this is only the start.