It's concerning Reds could not dominate Spurs

It was another step in the right direction for Liverpool as they made it six games unbeaten with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

- JOHN ALDRIDGE

That might be the main takeaway from another positive result for Arne Slot, but you have to say the final few minutes bordered on comical.

Look, it’s three points, Arne Slot and his players are up to fifth and closing in on the top four with two very winnable games against Wolves and Leeds at home next, but it was concerning how little they were able to dominate, despite playing for so long against 10 and then against nine on Saturday.

It happened at Newcastle in August too. When Anthony Gordon was sent off, it allowed Liverpool to go 2-0 up at St James’ Park but they never dominated and allowed the hosts back into the game, only securing victory with a 100th-minute winner via teenager Rio Ngumoha.

And it nearly happened again at Spurs.

Despite having the man advantage for so long, they were not able to control the way Slot would have liked and had Spurs not been reduced to nine after Cristian Romero's kick on Ibrahima Konate, Thomas Frank’s men might have earned a point that would have felt like a win for them.