Plenty fight as Reds battle to the bitter end

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1

Right from the start of Liverpool’s final game there was the feeling around the old ground that the damage had been done in losing to Chelsea and then, disastrously, letting slip a three-goal lead to draw at Crystal Palace last Monday night.

That meant Manchester City needed just a draw against West Ham to take the title and prevent Liverpool reclaiming the crown they last held 24 years ago.