Liverpool had led 3-0 inside the opening 15 minutes as for the second successive Sunday Tottenham’s defence crumbled.
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Twice Jurgen Klopp’s team took the lead through Diogo Jota, and twice the inspired visitors restored parity through Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White in an extraordinary second half.
Jurgen Klopp’s side had not tasted victory in any competition since the March 5 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United.
However, there were those who questioned whether Mikel Arteta’s side would be able to cope when Manchester City turned up the heat.
Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis will not face further disciplinary action for allegedly elbowing Liverpool’s Andy Robertson in the face, the Football Association have said.
Arsenal will be bidding to continue their title charge when they head to West Ham next Sunday and Liverpool to Leeds on April 17
Last season’s top two club sides are both chasing different targets heading into the latter stages of this campaign.
The industrial action is slated for April, following a pay dispute, potentially disrupting the delivery of passports ahead of the summer holiday period.
Klopp’s side have little time to recover before Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid
The Reds inflicted the Red Devils’ worst-ever Premier League defeat on Sunday, although their seventh and final goal was marred by unsavoury scenes as a fan ran onto the field.
The Reds were demolished 5-2 by Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in midweek, while Patrick Vieira’s men were cruelly pegged back in a 1-1 draw against Brentford.
Renewing hostilities nine months on from last season’s final, it was goalkeeping gaffes galore in the first half.
Back in November 2022, it was reported that the American conglomerate were considering selling the club.
The Premier League rivals are keen on the Napoli striker’s transfer.
The 24-year-old Nigerian forward has been in electric form in front of goal for the Serie A leaders so far this season.
With Virgil van Dijk not expected to return from a similar problem for at least a fortnight, it leaves Jürgen Klopp short of options and is likely to scupper any potential deadline day move for Nat Phillips.
Frenetic was a fitting description for the opening exchanges, with both Brighton and Liverpool getting forward at every opportunity
Only Southampton are below Everton – on goal difference alone – after the bottom side lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa, while West Ham’s win meant Bournemouth replaced them in the bottom three despite earning a point in their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.
The ninth-placed Reds and 10th-placed Blues only have 28 points to boast from their top-flight outings approaching the midway point of the season, although the hosts hold a game in hand over their capital counterparts.
Manager Jurgen Klopp pointed out that a lack of adequate replacements has meant he has to keep picking them.