April 28, 2025 — After Liverpool sealed the Premier League title with four games to spare, debate has erupted: are they truly outstanding champions, or have they benefited from an underwhelming season across the league?

A Season of Underperformance Around Them

• Liverpool have dominated while traditional powerhouses faltered.

• Manchester City: 30 points down compared to last season’s total at the same stage.

• Arsenal: Lost momentum, 10 points off their 2023-24 pace.

• Chelsea: Inconsistent after a brief winter surge; Cole Palmer’s form dipped.

• Manchester United and Spurs: Both suffered disastrous campaigns.

• Relegation battle: Southampton, Leicester, and Ipswich doomed early, offering little drama.

Outside of Liverpool, the top-end competition lacked its usual ferocity, drawing comparisons to Leicester City’s title win in 2015-16, when many big clubs similarly collapsed.

Why Liverpool Are Still Worthy Champions

Despite the landscape, the consensus is that Liverpool have been outstanding:

• They would have challenged in any era — against peak Guardiola, Ferguson, Wenger, or Mourinho teams.

• Arne Slot’s tactical influence brought control, flair, and a balance between pressing and creativity.

• Liverpool are on course to break 90 points again and have only lost twice all season.

• They have scored 14 more goals than any other Premier League team.

The criticism that the title race lacked excitement is not a reflection of Liverpool’s performance but the failure of rivals to keep up.

Are Broader Issues Impacting the Premier League?

Some suggest Premier League football overall has become:

• Over-coached and risk-averse.

• Less reliant on individual brilliance and more on robotic, safe systems.

Even here, Liverpool are seen as an exception — still playing thrilling, attacking football despite increased tactical discipline under Slot.

Final Verdict

🔴 Liverpool are emphatically deserving champions.
The “boring season” criticism speaks more to the failings of Arsenal, City, United, and others — not to any shortcomings by Liverpool themselves.