Liverpool parade: Excitement builds before Monday's open-top bus party

Summary

Liverpool are presented with the Premier League trophy before their jubilant fans at a packed Anfield
The Reds drew 1-1 with FA Cup winners Crystal Palace on the final day of the Premier League season
Mo Salah scored a late equaliser for Liverpool to equal the single-season record for the most goal contributions in a Premier League season
Huge crowds expected to celebrate the Reds' 20th top-flight league title on Monday in an open-top bus parade
The 10-mile (16km) through the city is due to begin at 14:30 BST
Liverpool supporters were denied the chance to publicly celebrate their team's 2019-20 title due to Covid restrictions
The parade will wrap up a huge bank holiday weekend party in Liverpool, which is also hosting BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend three-day festival

Live Reporting

By Ewan Gawne and Ian Shoesmith, BBC News

Salah chasing history on final day of seasonpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time
Speaking of Mo Salah and our previous terrible pun...
The Egyptian King needs to score or assist against Crystal Palace to equal the single-season Premier League record for the most goal contributions.
Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole currently share that boast, with 47 apiece.
Liverpool reporter Matt Addison believes Salah belongs alongside the likes of Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush among the all-time Liverpool greats.
"It's hard to rank these players who come from different eras and have won different things but every box you look at with Salah he ticks."
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The goals, assists, work-rate, what he offers the team and trophies mean there is no doubt he is up there in the top three or four [greatest Liverpool players]."
Matt Addison, Liverpool reporter
Mow Salah, eat yer heart out...published at 13:23 British Summer Time
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Chris Arnold has taken the Reds' trophy celebrations to the next level...
The Liverpool fan, originally from Wirral, now lives in Lapworth, Warwickshire.
And he's certainly letting his neighbours know about his footballing allegiances...
Using a ride-on mower, he's "written" LIVERPOOL and drawn an outline of the Premier League trophy.
He then sent a drone up about 400ft (120m) to capture his handiwork for posterity.
Not everyone's happy, though.
He told us: "The wife says she is going to walk out unless I go over it - I’ve just gone to get her coat!"
Fans pile into Liverpool ahead of season finalepublished at 13:15 British Summer Time
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The party is well under way for many outside Anfield, with fans young and old gathering outside the stadium ahead of Liverpool's game against Crystal Palace.
Kick-off is at 16:00 BST.
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You want a great mural, we've got one to spare...
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Hey lads - we're champions!
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Expect Liverpool to be 'extremely busy'published at 13:05 British Summer Time
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The 2019 Champions League parade drew three quarters of a million supporters
Liverpool is, in short, going to be a bit rammed this bank holiday weekend!
Numbers are expected to peak around the time of the open-top bus parade on Monday afternoon.
To give you some idea...during Liverpool's 2019 Champions League trophy parade, an estimated 750,000 fans turned out to celebrate.
People have been advised by Merseytravel to stay local to their area and walk or cycle if possible.
Those intending to use public transport are urged to carefully plan ahead, and to expect trains and buses to be very busy.
Liverpool's Premier League title celebrationspublished at 13:00 British Summer Time
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Welcome to Liverpool's Premier League title celebrations!
Wherever in the world you are joining us from, we hope you will enjoy our live coverage over the next two days.
The Reds may have sealed their crown nearly a month ago, but there's plenty more life left in the party. In fact, it's barely got started!
First, we will head to Anfield for Liverpool's final game of the season, at home against FA Cup winners Crystal Palace. Kick-off is at 16:00 BST.
The players will be presented with the silverware straight after the final whistle.
And then, on Monday, hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to line Liverpool's streets for an open-top bus parade.
We'll be with you every step of the way... you'll never walk alone...