Liverpool fans are celebrating their Premier League title win and are also surprised by a revelation about manager Arne Slot`s actual full name.
The team secured their first league title in five years with a dominant 5-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday.
Slot is the first manager since Kenny Dalglish in the 1985-86 season to win the title in their debut season at Anfield.
With this victory, Liverpool has now matched Manchester United`s record of 20 top-flight league championships.
Fans, impressed by Slot`s successful first season, are now equally astonished to learn that `Arne` is merely a nickname.
His full birth name is Arend Martijn Slot.
Arend, a name meaning `Eagle,` is uncommon even in his home country, the Netherlands.
He was given this name by his father.
A Liverpool supporter named Paul Senior decided to share this detail, revealing that `Arne` is not the former Feyenoord manager`s official first name.
While the title win itself had been anticipated for weeks, the surprising detail for many fans was the discovery about Slot`s name.
One fan reacted by saying, “Not sure I`ll ever recover.”
Another commented that it was “mad” to find out the manager`s name wasn`t actually Arne.
A third fan wrote, “I need to sit down.”
Drawing a comparison to former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, one person remarked, “Like finding out Pepe Reina’s name was Jose the whole time.”
Many supporters expressed disbelief that they hadn`t known about `Arne` – or rather, Arend – sooner.
One person exclaimed, “No way I just found this out.”
Another suggested it might have been a deliberate plan by the manager, whose title win has quickly made him a fan favourite at Anfield.
They wrote, “He disguised his real name while managing LFC to the league title. Slick Slot. Love it.”
