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Paul Philbin

All the omens that suggest Liverpool could win the Champions League, Premier League or both

Liverpool go into the final day of the Premier League season with dreams of a double still alive.

Following Tuesday night's comeback against Barcelona - Liverpool fans will have hope that yet another miracle can happen on Sunday at Anfield.

And who can forget about the Champions League final on June 1?

We all know that Liverpool fans love an omen - remember 2005?

And there are plenty doing the rounds yet again that will give fans who hope that at least one piece of silverware will be added to the Anfield trophy cabinet.

There are also a couple of omens that suggest BOTH trophies could be coming to Merseyside.

In reality, they won't really have a say on Liverpool's destiny - but it can be something to hold onto.

The European Cup

Tiger Woods has won the Masters for the first time in 14 years (Getty Images)

Tiger Woods wins the Masters

While we are on the theme of miraculous comebacks...

One of sport's greatest comebacks happened last month when Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fifth time.

The last time he wore the Green Jacket was in 2005 - and we all know what happened that year.

Wales celebrate the Triple Crown, Grand Slam and with the Six Nations Trophy following the Guinness Six Nations match between Wales and Ireland at Principality Stadium on March 16, 2019 (Getty Images)

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Wales complete the Six Nations Grand Slam

Just like 1978 and 2005, Wales completed the Six Nations Grand Slam earlier this year.

In fact, on the five times Liverpool has won the European Cup, a country has completed the Grand Slam.

  • 1977 - France
  • 1978 - Wales
  • 1981 - France
  • 1984 - Scotland
  • 2005 - Wales

For purposes of this article, we will forget that England completed the Grand Slam last year and Liverpool were not victorious in Kiev.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex wave from the Ascot Landau Carriage during their carriage procession on Castle Hill outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, on May 19, 2018 after their wedding ceremony (Getty Images)

There is a Royal Wedding

This wedding has properly gone under the radar because of the recently born Royal Baby .

But in seven days time Lady Gabriella will be getting married to Thomas Kingston.

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The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 18 - one day before the anniversary of last year's Royal Wedding when Prince Harry married Megan Markle.

Liverpool players celebrate Divock Origi's winner against Newcastle (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

The league

Finding omens that suggest Liverpool will win the league are tough and we are scraping the barrel with this one - but if you believe in fate then you might take these.

Liverpool players celebrate in the dressing room after win over Barcelona

PFA Team of the Year

The last time Liverpool had four players in the PFA Team of the Year was 1989/90 and history has repeated itself this year with another quadrant of the current squad given the nod.

In 1990, Liverpool went on to win the title - will the same happen in 2019?

The surprising truth about Liverpool and their final-day title battle with Man City  

2018/19

Trent Alexander Arnold

Virgil van Dijk

Andrew Robertson

Sadio Mane

1989/90

Alan Hansen

Steve McMahon

John Barnes

Peter Beardsley

League positions

The Sheffield United players and manager Chris Wilder wave to the fans during the promotion parade in Sheffield City Centre (PA)

 

This is clutching at straws, but in 1990 Sheffield United finished runners-up in the second tier of England - losing nine games.

And the same year, Tottenham finished third in the top-tier losing 13 games.

Their final position will depend on Chelsea's result at Leicester but Spurs will have to win to have any hopes of a third place finish - and would finish on 13 defeats.

The double

Tiger Roll does the Grand National double

This one is complicated.

Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum in 1974 to win the world's most famous steeplechase in successive years.

Red Rum won it again for an unprecedented third time in 1977.

Tiger Roll is only the second horse to win the race on more than one occasion.

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Red Rum's last victory at Aintree in 1977 was when the Reds were going for the double of the championship and the European Cup.

They won both - and finished a point ahead of Manchester City in the final top-flight standings.

Manchester United also finished sixth.

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