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Premier League champions Liverpool opted to give Crystal Palace a guard of honour before their final Premier League game of the season at Anfield on Sunday.
Palace won a first major trophy in their history last Saturday as they beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
The Eagles then returned the favour as they acknowledged Liverpool’s league success by giving them a guard of honour in return.
It marked the first time Liverpool will be able to celebrate a league title in front of their own fans since 1990.
When the Reds won their previous league title – under Jurgen Klopp in 2020 – no fans were permitted to enter Anfield due to lockdown restriction as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
While Liverpool’s fans were in a jubilant mood as they welcomed their heroes for the final time this campaign, it was Oliver Glasner‘s side who were celebrating when the game got underway.
Liverpool gave Crystal Palace a guard of honour at Anfield before their game on Sunday
The Eagles were given a guard of honour after winning the FA Cup last Saturday
The visitors took a surprise lead just nine minutes in thanks to Ismalia Sarr
The visitors took a surprise lead just nine minutes into the game through winger Ismalia Sarr.
Giving a guard of honour to the Premier League or FA Cup champions is not mandatory, but has become commonplace in recent seasons.
That saw Brighton give Tottenham a guard of honour after Spurs beat Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao on Wednesday.
That ensured a return to Champions League football for the Lilywhites, who secured their first trophy in 17 years.
Prior to kick-off at Anfield, Liverpool defender Andy Robertson revealed Arne Slot’s pre-season message to Liverpool’s players that helped motivate their successful Premier League title push.
Robertson, 31, said that Slot called each of the senior players last summer, while many of them were on international duty at the Euros and the Copa America.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the Scotland international said: ‘It was very clear from the beginning that he was a winner.
‘He mentioned where we finished last season [when the Reds’ title challenge faltered and they ended up finishing third] and what he wanted to do this season.
Andy Robertson has revealed how Arne Slot motivated Liverpool’s players ahead of their successful title bid this season
Robertson said that he was phoned by Slot while on international duty last summer
‘The opening line was “we finished third last season and [we] aren’t happy about that, we want to finish first next season”. I think that comes across to me as though he’s a winner’.
Robertson added that he was assisted by Slot’s clarity of thought in how he envisioned turned Liverpool into Premier League champions once again.
Although they lifted the title under Klopp in 2019-20, they missed out on the final day in 2021-22 in agonising fashion as Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-2 to prise the title from Liverpool’s grasp.
The left back continued: ‘It was very clear from [early on] that he had a clear plan.
‘You never know if it is going to be good or not. [The players thought] we need to back this, we need to implement this and if we do that then it will be good’.
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Liverpool give Crystal Palace guard of honour before final Premier League game of the season… before the Eagles returned the favour