These are heady days at Anfield. Until last season, the club had won the top-flight title just once since 1990 and that was during a lockdown-affected season that concluded with the team lifting the trophy without fans present. Jürgen Klopp is undoubtedly a Liverpool great and one of the club's greatest managers, but that was his sole Premier League triumph during a fruitful nine years on Merseyside. Arne Slot arrived, everything seemed perfectly set up for success and the Dutchman won the league at a canter at the first attempt.
Now the only question is whether this could become a Liverpool dynasty to rival the great sides of yesteryear.
The bookmakers are certainly of the opinion that Slot can win back-to-back titles in his first two seasons. Betfair has Liverpool as favourites to emerge triumphant with odds of just 9/5.
The events of the summer overshadow any footballing concerns with the tragic death of Diogo Jota and the horrific scenes at the trophy parade. Liverpool have made it a habit throughout their history to bounce back from the most devastating adversity and one wouldn't rule out an emotional open-top bus parade come May after having secured two Premier Leagues in a row.
The reason for such optimism is that Liverpool are strengthening from an already dominant position. The first to arrive was Jeremie Frimpong, an essential addition with the departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid. The statement signing of the summer, though, was Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The attacking midfielder rejected the advances of Bayern Munich and Manchester City and joined Liverpool for a British record transfer fee. That City snubbing will be especially sweet for fans of the Reds since their major rivals of the last decade seem to be on the slide, finishing third in the table and losing the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace. Wirtz is one of the world's most exciting players and his arrival is a clear statement of intent from Slot and the Liverpool hierarchy.
If City struggled last season, then the less said the better about Liverpool's traditional rivals, Everton and Manchester United. Neither side is likely to be close to a title push while City have a lot to prove after feeling like they were at the end of a cycle last season. Chelsea, meanwhile, seem too inconsistent. The major threat could be Arsenal once again. Mikel Arteta's team have now finished in second place three seasons on the trot and, with the right recruitment, could finally win the league for the first time since the unbeaten era way back in 2004. How they could have done with a poacher over the last few years.
Last summer, there was no real expectation that Liverpool would win the league after four successive City triumphs. This time, things could not be more different. Hugo Ekitike is another key summer signing, a striker who ought to be an upgrade on Darwin Núñez.
Alexander Isak would undoubtedly bolster the attack if he were to leave Newcastle for Liverpool. It would be a clear indicator of where both clubs are at. It would also put Liverpool head and shoulders above their title rivals ahead of the new season.
Liverpool lost just four Premier League matches in Slot's first season and now, for the first time in a while, big money has been spent on major names. There is a clear sense that last season should be viewed as the start and the transition from one manager to another could ultimately end up being viewed like the dominant period that bridged the reigns of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. How Manchester United and Arsenal fans would love to have seen their clubs deal with succession in such a manner rather than in ways that called to mind the HBO series of the same name.
Perhaps reflecting the feeling around Liverpool, Betfair have the team second-favourites to win the Champions League with odds of 11/2. Last year's winners, Paris Saint-Germain, are unsurprisingly favourites. Let's not forget that it was the French giants that knocked Slot's team out of the competition on penalties en route to conquering Europe for the first time.
Still, Liverpool are considered more likely to go all the way than Barcelona or Real Madrid this time around, let alone clubs from any of the other major European leagues.
Slot is clearly building a squad capable of challenging on multiple fronts. There was talk last season about a plethora of trophies, but ultimately the cups proved beyond Liverpool's reach. The club seem to have strengthened in a way that could mean they have a serious chance of emerging triumphant on multiple fronts. Liverpool are favourites for the domestic title and it would not be a surprise if they ended the season succeeding in more than one competition.