India, Aug. 8 -- Liverpool sauntered to the 2024-25 English Premier League title in total defiance of the usual caveats for a club in the circumstances they were in.

A legendary manager, Jurgen Klopp, had left after effecting a long-overdue revival, an inevitable downward spiral had begun, and a new manager with unproven pedigree had taken over a squad whose most iconic players were ageing. Usually, this is a recipe for disaster (think, Manchester United) or at least a long road to rebuilding (think, Arsenal).

Liverpool and Arne Slot forged a route almost no one manages, to instant success.

With the 2025-26 set poised to begin on Friday, it is sobering to think that no club in the league has done more to bolster its squad, both financi...