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Jordon Ibe looked the most likely for Liverpool in the opening 45 minutes, as the youngster was twice thwarted by backpedaling defenders in one-on-one opportunities, with Swans keeper, Lukasz Fabianski Alberto Moreno, was presented with a decent opportunity to break the deadlock on the stroke of half time as Liverpool were awarded a free kick, but the Spanish full-back curled his effort over the bar

The hosts scored the equaliser two minutes later, as Grabban outmuscled substitute Gabriel Paulista – who replaced the injured Laurent Koscielny early on – before placing a composed finish into the bottom corner of the net

Before the interval, Spurs pushed for an opener, but Son’s speculative shot from distance was well off-target. After a cagey start to the second period, the former Bayer Leverkusen attacker was in the heart of the action again as he received a lobbed pass from substitute Erik Lamela, only to see Begovic keep out his half-volley

This season, though, Champions League qualification is the aim. As it stands, Liverpool sit six points adrift of the top four. Their home form remains suspect, with Klopp drawing one and losing one of his first two league games at Anfield, but surely that will fall into place

However, it was Newcastle who took the lead after just 10 minutes against the early run of play as Daryl Janmaat’s inch-perfect cross found Papiss Cisse for the strike to head home his first goal since the opening day of the season amid questions of offside

They remain favourites for the Premier League trophy, but last Saturday’s humbling at the hands of Liverpool was a painful reminder that it will be anything but a smooth ride for Manchester City if they are to win their third league title come May