The Dutchman is set to become only the ninth manager to win the title in their first season working in England's top flight

In his opening press conference at Liverpool, a journalist famously asked Jürgen Klopp to describe himself, in light of José Mourinho’s self-labelling as “the special one”. Klopp’s enduring answer was ”I am the normal one”. The response is such a thing of beauty it’s been turned into merchandise.

Arne Slot has hit back at suggestions that champions-elect Liverpool’s success will be diminished because it has been a poor Premier League this season. Liverpool need only two victories from their remaining six games to clinch their 20th top-flight championship and can even win it on Sunday if they increase Leicester City’s home misery and Arsenal crash back to earth with a bump after their midweek Champions League heroics in the Bernabéu by losing at Ipswich Town.