Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Result and reaction as teams play out nine-goal thriller in London

“It was excellent, perhaps it was our greatest efficiency away from house though I beloved what I noticed at Man Utd. Whole dominance. That was an excellent away recreation as properly.

“I feel we may have scored extra targets at present. You possibly can’t rating each likelihood, though I feel Tottenham did!

“Mo and Lucho each had two targets, so stood out, however we wouldn’t do justice to Dom’s efficiency with out mentioning him.

“He was an necessary a part of our recreation plan and executed very well.”

Ange Postecoglou says that the result’s “clearly a painful one for us”.

“Credit score to Liverpool, they had been too good for us. They’re in a terrific second, nice kind, feeling assured. It was a bridge too far for us, We appeared like we lacked power which is comprehensible.”

On whether or not there are further components influencing performances: “I’m simply going to cease answering these questions. If individuals can’t see the apparent I‘m not going to level it out. Make of it what you need, sure we’re conceding targets.

“If you wish to low cost the very fact we’re lacking a goalkeeper, two centre-backs and left-back and that hasn’t coincided with what we’re doing… I don’t know what to say anymore. I feel individuals make up their thoughts in their very own method. They both assume what I’m doing is sweet or dangerous, and that’s wonderful.

“It’s pretty vital, when you took out Liverpool’s goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back – or any crew apart from Liverpool, they’d discover it robust going as properly.”

Tottenham have conceded 31 targets in Premier League house video games in 2024; their most in a single calendar yr since 2007 (34).

Within the final seven seasons when Liverpool have been prime of the desk at Christmas, they’ve solely received the league as soon as.

It’s troublesome to see them not successful this one although.

Talking to Sky Sports activities after the match, Mo Salah says that Liverpool “had been fairly good up entrance however defensively we have to enhance as a crew.

“Conceding three targets is kind of exhausting. It’s a great consequence, hopefully we simply preserve going.

“We anticipated that [a chaotic match], the way in which they play, they open the sport, they take pleasure in their soccer, they’re bodily robust and mentally we at all times should be within the recreation.

“They don’t change a lot the way in which they play, it’s intense. Metropolis got here right here and struggled, different groups too. I’m completely satisfied we received as a result of they play an intense recreation.

He added that turning into the primary participant ever to attain 10 targets and supply 10 assists within the Premier League earlier than Christmas is “one thing that makes me proud, I’ll preserve working exhausting.”

On turning into Liverpool’s fourth all-time main goalscorer: “It’s nice to realize that at such a giant membership, however a very powerful factor is that we received the sport. Wherever I’m going to finish my profession I’m completely satisfied about it.”

He finishes by saying that there isn’t a replace on his contract scenario.

That consequence means Liverpool head into Christmas with a four-point lead on the prime of the desk, and with a recreation in hand. The Reds have 39 factors from 16 video games, whereas Chelsea have 35 from 17.

Spurs head into the festive interval in eleventh, with 23 factors. They’re now eight factors off prime 4.

“Outstanding, ridiculous leisure.

“Angeball in its flawed glory. And three factors for Liverpool.

“Their finest attacking show beneath Slot, although maybe not their finest defensive one. However Diaz, Salah, Szoboszlai and Alexander-Arnold had been all excellent.”

The referee blows the ultimate whistle and Liverpool take the three factors in a frantic, entertaining encounter ion the capital.