Liverpool star Mohamed Salah. (Picture by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)
Liverpool strengthened their place on the high of the Premier League desk with an exciting 6-3 win away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister fired the Reds right into a 2-0 lead inside 36 minutes earlier than James Maddison pulled one again for the hosts.
Nevertheless, Dominik Szoboszlai restored Liverpool’s two-goal benefit simply earlier than half-time earlier than Arne Slot’s males ran riot after the break, with a Mohamed Salah brace making it 5-1.
Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke virtually obtained Spurs again into the sport, however Diaz added his second of the sport within the eighty fifth minute to complete the job.
Liverpool are actually 4 factors clear on the summit going into Christmas, whereas Spurs are down in eleventh, seven factors adrift of the Champions League locations.
Listed below are our full participant scores from Sunday’s match:
Tottenham vs Liverpool participant scores:
Tottenham participant scores
Fraser Forster – 2/10 – Set the tone early with one other dreadful move, although Salah let him off. Made a couple of saves however seemed nervous all through.
Pedro Porro – 4/10 – Ripped aside by Gakpo and was so sloppy with the ball.
Radu Dragusin – 4/10 – Tried to maintain a lid on Liverpool’s ruthless assault however was pulled out of place so many instances. Poor with the ball.
Archie Grey – 5/10 – Should really feel for Grey right here, with the teen doing his degree greatest and making some huge blocks. However he simply had an excessive amount of to do towards arguably the very best aspect on the planet proper now.
Djed Spence – 6/10 – Really did fairly properly up towards Salah, making 5 tackles, three blocks, eight recoveries, three clearances and one interception. However you simply can’t preserve Salah down on this type.
Pape Sarr – 5/10 – Some unfastened passing and by no means obtained to grips with the dynamism of Liverpool’s midfield. Hooked simply earlier than the hour mark.
Yves Bissouma – 5/10 – Like Sarr, Bissouma was simply too erratic on the ball, together with giving it away to permit Salah to rattle the crossbar within the 18th minute,.
Dejan Kulusevski – 7/10 – Tottenham’s greatest participant this season by a mile and deserved his purpose for his particular person efforts.
James Maddison – 7/10 – Took his purpose properly and was one of many solely Spurs gamers trying prone to make one thing occur earlier than he was as soon as once more introduced off early.
Son Heung-min – 3/10 – Zero possibilities created and only one shot tried. Appears to be like up to now off the mark in the meanwhile. Very worrying for Spurs.
Dominic Solanke – 7/10 – A pleasant ball excessive to arrange Kulusevski and took his personal purpose brilliantly, regardless of typically having to feed on scraps.
Substitutes:
Lucas Bergvall (58′, for Sarr) – 7/10 – Added some much-needed class and composure to the Spurs midfield and performed a terrific ball to the far put up within the build-up to Spurs’ third.
Brennan Johnson (58′, for Maddison) – 7/10 – Supplied the help for Solanke’s purpose and gave Spurs some extra punch going ahead.
Timo Werner (82′, for Son) – 5/10 – Didn’t actually get into the sport.
Liverpool
Alisson – 6/10 – Will need to neglect this match, conceding thrice regardless of his aspect dominating, not that the objectives had been his fault. Made a great save within the last jiffy to disclaim Johnson.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 8/10 – 9 passes into the ultimate third, 4 possibilities created and one help. Take it away, Gary Neville: “There are only a few gamers in Premier League historical past with that degree of accuracy. De Bruyne, Beckham and Gerrard perhaps.”
Joe Gomez – 8/10 – Has certainly nailed down his spot within the beginning line-up a minimum of within the brief time period with this efficiency. Dominant and alert defensively and tidy with the ball.
Virgil van Dijk – 8/10 – Contested seven floor duels and two aerial duels, successful all of them. There actually isn’t anything to say. He was a brick wall as soon as once more. Check out his move underneath stress to start out the transfer for Liverpool’s sixth. Unreal.
Andy Robertson – 5/10 – Endured a troublesome opening to the match, getting beat behind a couple of instances. Recovered properly although and gained the ball again to kick-start the transfer for Liverpool’s fourth purpose. Suffered one other tough second when Bergvall’s cross went over him on the far put up on Tottenham’s third.
Ryan Gravenberch – 7/10 – Class with the ball once more, among the best in Europe proper now.
Alexis Mac Allister – 7/10 – Misplaced possession to reward Tottenham their third however already had some credit score within the financial institution having scored Liverpool’s second.
Mohamed Salah – 9/10 – Two objectives and two assists and it may have been much more. Simply unplayable. Certainly the very best participant within the Premier League proper now.
Dominik Szoboszlai – 8/10 – Grabbed a purpose and an help and popped up everywhere in the pitch with harmful runs and precision passes. That is what he’s able to on his day.
Cody Gakpo – 7/10 – A stable 68 minutes and can really feel unfortunate to depart the pitch with out a purpose or help.
Luis Diaz – 9/10 – A very good header to present Liverpool the lead from Alexander-Arnold’s cross, however that was nothing in comparison with the end on the sixth purpose. Ends a run of seven video games with out a purpose in type.
Substitutes:
Diogo Jota (68′, for Gakpo) – 7/10 – Concerned within the build-up to the sixth purpose and put himself about properly.
Curtis Jones (68′, for Mac Allister) – 7/10 – Posted a 100% move success price and helped recompose Liverpool.
Harvey Elliott (87′, for Salah) – 5/10 – Didn’t get into the sport.
Darwin Nunez (87′, for Diaz) – 5/10 – As above.