Game by game: Liverpool's title-winning season in pictures

Sadio Mane celebrates after scoring Liverpool’s second goal against Sheffield United with Roberto Firmino at Anfield on 2 January 2020. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Jordan Henderson leads the Liverpool team out for the opening match of the season against Norwich City at Anfield. Goalkeeper Alisson suffered a calf injury during the match that kept him out for several weeks. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Jürgen Klopp embraces Trent Alexander-Arnold at the final whistle as Liverpool beat Southampton at St Mary’s. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images

9 August 2019 Liverpool 4 Norwich 1

17 August 2019 Southampton 1 Liverpool 2

Joël Matip celebrates in front of the Kop after scoring the opening goal in the 3-1 win over Arsenal at Anfield. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

24 August 2019 Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1

We are not Disneyland, we do not need to excite everyone every second

Jürgen Klopp after beating Arsenal at Anfield

Roberto Firmino falls over the shoulder of James Tarkowski at Turf Moor. The Brazilian scored the third goal in a comfortable win. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images/Reuters

Andrew Robertson heads the ball against Newcastle. Liverpool fell behind early on but rallied to win 3-1. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

31 August 2019 Burnley 0 Liverpool 3

14 September 2019 Liverpool 3 Newcastle 1

Mohamed Salah runs with the ball, chased by Fikayo Tomori. Liverpool’s win at Chelsea was a statement of intent that preserved their perfect start. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

22 September 2019 Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2

Gini Wijnaldum celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game in a hard-fought win at Sheffield United. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

28 September 2019 Sheffield United 0 Liverpool 1

This year, last year, the year before, United just defend

Klopp after the draw at Old Trafford

Sadio Mané is fouled by Marc Albrighton to earn Liverpool a last-gasp penalty against Leicester. James Milner scored from the spot. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Adam Lallana scores a late equaliser at Old Trafford, but Liverpool’s 100% start comes to an end. Photograph: Jon Super/AP

5 October 2019 Liverpool 2 Leicester 1

20 October 2019 Manchester United 1 Liverpool 1

Tottenham’s Serge Aurier fouls Sadio Mané to concede a penalty which Mo Salah converted in Liverpool’s win at Anfield. Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty Images

27 October 2019 Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1

Liverpool were on course for their first defeat at Villa Park in November, but late goals from Robertson and Mané earned a dramatic win. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

2 November 2019 Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2

Fabinho puts pressure on Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne during the match at Anfield. The midfielder scored Liverpool’s first goal as they struck a huge blow in the title race. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

10 November 2019 Liverpool 3 Manchester City 1

We are not out there to show that we invented football, because we didn't. We have a job to do

Klopp after beating Crystal Palace

Firmino continued his knack of scoring on the road, firing the winner at Selhurst Park in late November. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

23 November 2019 Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2

Virgil van Dijk scores the first of his two goals against Brighton at Anfield. The 2-1 win sent Liverpool 11 points clear at the top. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Divock Origi celebrates after scoring his second goal against Everton, in a frantic derby that saw six first-half goals. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

30 November 2019 Liverpool 2 Brighton 1

4 December 2019 Liverpool 5 Everton 2

Mohamed Salah scores against Bournemouth from Naby Keita’s assist at the Vitality Stadium in December. Photograph: Denis Murphy/TGS Photo/Rex/Shutterstock

Sadio Mané on the attack against Watford at a sun-kissed Anfield. Photograph: Paul Greenwood/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock

7 December 2019 Bournemouth 0 Liverpool 3

14 December 2019 Liverpool 2 Watford 0

The away trip to Leicester on Boxing Day was supposed to be a serious test of Liverpool’s title ambitions. They romped to a dominant 4-0 win. Photograph: Tim Goode/PA

26 December 2019 Leicester 0 Liverpool 4

The Liverpool players celebrate Sadio Mané’s goal after VAR intervention against Wolves. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters

Mané celebrates scoring Liverpool’s second goal against Sheffield United with Firmino. The win meant Liverpool had gone a full year without a league defeat. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

29 December 2019 Liverpool 1 Wolves 0

2 January 2020 Liverpool 2 Sheffield United 0

They could perfectly concede, they could finish with ten, the VAR were having their tea and didn’t see a red card

Tottenham manager José Mourinho after defeat to Livepool

Firmino turns away from Japhet Tanganga before scoring the only goal of the game against Tottenham. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

11 January 2020 Tottenham 0 Liverpool 1

Mo Salah celebrates after scoring Liverpool’s second goal against Manchester United. For the first time, the Kop sang ‘we’re gonna win the league’. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

19 January 2020 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0

Everyone should celebrate the situation, apart from us

Klopp after opening up a 16-point gap at the top

Firmino scores Liverpool’s second goal against Wolves at Molineux on 23 January. All eight of his league goals this season have come away from Anfield. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters

Divock Origi is fouled by West Ham’s Issa Diop in the penalty area during the match at the London Stadium. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

23 January 2020 Wolves 1 Liverpool 2

29 January 2020 West Ham 0 Liverpool 2

Liverpool fans hold their scarves aloft before the home game against Southampton on 1 February. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

4 February 2020 Liverpool 4 Southampton 0

Alisson dives as Alex Tettey’s strike rattles the foot of the post. The Brazilian kept a clean sheet at Carrow Road, one of 12 so far this season. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Alexander-Arnold lobs Lukasz Fabianski to set up the winning goal for Sadio Mané against West Ham. The Hammers made Liverpool work for a 3-2 win that left them 22 points clear. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

15 February 2020 Norwich 0 Liverpool 1

24 February 2020 Liverpool 3 West Ham 2

The gap is so insane, I don't really understand it. I am not smart enough

Klopp after victory at Carrow Road

Liverpool’s hopes of an unbeaten season came to a stunning end at Vicarage Road, where Watford won 3-0. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Getty Images

Sadio Mané celebrates the winner against Bournemouth at a packed Anfield in Liverpool’s last league game before football came to a shuddering halt. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images/Reuters

29 February 2020 Watford 3 Liverpool 0

7 March 2020 Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 1

The closed gates at Anfield on 13 March, the day that the Premier League was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

We have to do what we can to protect one another. In society, I mean. This should be the case all the time in life, but in this moment I think it matters more than ever

Jürgen Klopp

The Liverpool players, back in training after lockdown, take a knee at Anfield in memory of George Floyd. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Trent Alexander-Arnold crosses the ball against Everton at an empty Goodison Park last Sunday. Liverpool looked rusty in a disappointing 0-0 draw. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

21 June 2020 Everton 0 Liverpool 0

It's our time

Mohamed Salah after the victory over Crystal Palace

Klopp encourages his players during the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace. Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick set Liverpool on their way to a thumping win. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

24 June 2020 Liverpool 4 Crystal Palace 0

Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City 24 hours later sealed Liverpool’s first tile since 1990. ‘It’s an incredible moment’ Klopp said after the final whistle. ‘It’s more than I ever dreamed of’. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images