The first victory of Liverpool in 2021 came against Tottenham Hotspurs On Thursday night. With this comfortable victory, Liverpool is now at the 4th place in the English Premier League table. Moreover, Jose had to substitute Harry Kane at half time due to an injury.
After this defeat, Spurs are currently at the 6th place right behind their London rivals West Ham United in the EPL table. Moreover, their title hopes are also fading as the current league leaders are now 8 points ahead of them.
The Merseyside dominated the first few minutes of the games and looked very promising. A classic counter-attack within the first two minutes from Spurs resulted in a goal for Heung-Min Son. However, the referee ruled out the goal after a VAR check.
In the additional minutes of the first half, Robert Firmino gave his side a deserving lead. On the other hand, Tottenham suffered another blow as the physios checked Harry Kane twice.
It only became worse for Spurs as Alexander-Arnold doubled his side’s advantage with another goal in the second half. However, Spurs’ midfielder Hojberg tried to make a comeback and delivered a sweet first time finish to make the score 1-2 in the 49th minute. Despite conceding a goal, Liverpool side looked a bit more adventurous in their chance creation. As a result, Sadio Mane delivered the 3rd goal for his side in the game’s 65th minute.
Managers’ reactions on their team’s performance
Jose Mourinho started his interview by mentioning that some individual mistakes affected their whole game. He added that his team was quite confident, but they committed three mistakes. Spurs’ manager also added that Joe Rodon played very well throughout the game, but the third goal was his individual mistake.
Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp looked delighted with his team’s performance and added that “this is us”. However, Klopp quickly mentioned the Spurs’ quick counter-attack and added that they were excellent in attack and defence.