I’d seen enough of Liverpool this season by the start of August. They were a class above Manchester United in a South Carolina friendly and my attention would focus on what was going wrong at the right end of the East Lancashire Road rather than what was going right in Liverpool.

Liverpool have been crowned Premier League champions after a 5-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday, securing their 20th league title.

Liverpool fans erupted in celebration across the city last night after the football club won its 20th league title.