HOLLIE BONE: 'I was in Liverpool when they won the title - pink haze around Anfield was a fairytale'

As I joined the up the hill towards , a pink haze surrounded the stadium where the burned out smoke flares had already begun filling the sky.

Families with babies and youngsters in football kits were basking in the glorious sunshine, and the scene was set for a fairytale ending to the weekend - and the season for . Grown men were singing, smiling and holding hands with their little boys waving flags and scarves in their free hand.

This day was set to become a lifelong treasured memory. Although many young fans will remember Liverpool's last win in 2020, their 5-1 victory over Tottenham today was the first time in 35 years they had clinched it on home soil.

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Those not lucky enough to get a seat in the stadium helped each other clamber onto 10ft walls and shop rooftops to get a better vantage point of a big screen parked outside Anfield. Pubs around the ground were so packed to the rafters that fans peered through the windows to catch a glimpse of the game.

Already 12 points clear of Arsenal, Liverpool were the favourites to win the title. But hopeful fans who had watched the Reds lose the Carabao Cup final to Newcastle just weeks before knew better than to believe it was a done deal.

And just 12 minutes after the kick-off whistle blew, Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke cast a small shadow of doubt on Liverpool's dream when he scored a cool header.

But the thunderous celebrations of 60,000 Reds would soon ring out around the ground when Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo all scored before the half time whistle.

When Egyptian hero and honorary Scouser Mo Salah chalked up a fourth goal for Liverpool, shortly followed by Tottenham's own goal, fans in the street began toasting pints and cheering with the end in sight.

And as the final whistle blew, 61,000 fans erupted inside Anfield while boss Arne Slot, donning a Liverpool shirt, fired a victorious arm into the air.

Outside on the street a chorus of You'll Never Walk Alone rang out followed by chants of "When the Reds go marching in".

The sound of vuvuzelas and car horns could be heard across the city as revellers clambered up lampposts to fly their flags.

Little children tore off their shirts and flung them around their heads in celebration knowing that this victory was for them - a hopeful new generation of Liverpool fans who have been dreaming of the legendary days their grandparents enjoyed under Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley and Kenny Daglish.

Now they will pass on the folklore tales of Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot to their children.