Jurgen Klopp hailed his Liverpool players for "writing their own history" after they won the Premier League title.

Manchester City's defeat to Chelsea on Thursday night ensured the Reds claimed their first top-flight title in 30 years.

The German said: "The players wanted to write their own history and stories so they were ready not to compare us with those great figures in this club.

"We were unbelievably good last year and smashing this record is absolutely exceptional. It is really difficult to get there."

On whether he will get a statue like the Reds' previous title-winning managers, Klopp joked: "They all got theirs when they were not here. I want to live for 30 or 40 years!"

Liverpool are 23 points clear of closest challengers City, whose reign as Premier League champions came to an end, with 28 wins, two draws and only one defeat from their 31 matches.

But despite their immense success this season, Henderson insists there was never a point where he thought Liverpool were home and hosed.

"There were numerous games where I felt there were big results and big performances in certain stages of the season," he added.

"But at the same time I never got carried away after a win or a performance – it was literally 'job done, let's pick it up next game and go again and keep doing that until we get to this point'.

"You never know what is going to happen in football."