Liverpool drew 2-2 at Newcastle on 23 August (late Szoboszlai penalty) and 2-2 at home to Nottingham Forest on 29 August; first win came 4 September at Ipswich.
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Five English clubs sacked a manager soon after winning the league. We looked at the modern era for clubs that did this within about a year of the title. They did not end the same way. Two clubs won the trophy again almost at once, and one fell into mid-table for a decade. What mattered was not the sacking but what the club did in the summer after.