RYAN TAYLOR

Final word from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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performance where his stars ran through brick walls for the Dutchman.

Slot's substitutions, particularly the halftime introduction of Alexander Isak for crocked right-back Conor Bradley, were masterful, too.

Isak's worrying-looking injury upon scoring the opener soured the triumph somewhat, but it's important to note this was one of spirited Spurs’ best performances on their own patch by some distance.

Though the great irony of it all was that it also marked the 11th topflight home defeat of the year for Spurs, an unwanted club record.

For the first time in what feels like an eternity, there was a bite to Tottenham from the get-go, an edge to underline they were not willing to hand respect to Liverpool, but it soon proved to be their Achilles’ heel.