Liverpool vs Tottenham

Following Liverpool's disappointing 1-1 draw against Tottenham, LFCTR take a look at the tactical breakdown in a match that has all but ended our race for ...

Luis Diaz was the only player that showed how to get at the Tottenham wall and the manager failed to see that. We saw clearly what Tottenham's approach to the game was and that's where Jurgen Klopp should've changed the way the team attacked. When the team did shoot on goal, it was after taking an extra touch or to the detriment of passing to someone in a better position. Liverpool played the hands of Tottenham, as they could stand up and clear the ball for another 90 minutes. We knew we had to play against the low block. It was clear what the manager's instructions were to his tireless defence and it worked.

Liverpool could only manage a 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday night to hand Manchester City a significant advantage in the race for the Premier League ...

Their penultimate top-flight game is against Southampton and they will host Wolves on the final day, completing what seems to be a favourable run-in. That is why the quadruple is so unlikely, there is a reason nobody has done it in this country. "I'm not happy, but not as sad as the players are right now and it is my job to explain why something happens like this," Klopp told BBC Sport. "Harry Kane and Heung-min Son were completely rested, that is why it is so hard.

Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is staying upbeat after the Reds drew with Tottenham Hotspur.

The Birmingham-born forward scored 50 goals for Liverpool in 116 Premier League appearances. The club has improved immensely in the last 10 years. Writing on Twitter, he said: "To all the red men out there.

The Tottenham Hotspur players made their point to Antonio Conte in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

If anything, the Liverpool boss should be thankful for that Spurs game-plan because it took six points away from Manchester City this season - accounting for two of their three defeats - and would likely have gifted Klopp's side the title had they been able to beat Tottenham themselves just once. I know it's not easy because Liverpool want to put a lot of pressure, to be a problem to you, but I think we prepared the game very well and when we were able to overcome the pressure we created chances we could exploit much better." Spurs' defence had the travelling fans on the edge of their seats all night in sticking to Conte's instructions of playing out from defence and passing around Liverpool's energetic press, rather than constantly going long with their passing. Top manager can't win the match so attempts to belittle the other manager and team's approach. That he took 73 touches of the ball showed his busy and productive evening. Conte's players are beginning to play in his image, just imagine what they could do with a full pre-season under him and the right additions this summer? Ryan Sessegnon barely gave Mohamed Salah an inch and the one time he did, he had that bit of 'professional' nous to earn a yellow card by pulling the Egyptian back. The Brazilian is always better when he is able to concentrate more on defending but this display was something else. He spent all week preparing his team in a specific way to face Liverpool and it showed. The PSG gig - where the Ligue 1 title is the minimum requirement and Champions League success is craved - would be an odd fit for Conte, who despite his title successes has a poor record as a manager in Europe's elite club competition, having won just three of his past 15 matches in it. In years gone by, Spurs might have panicked, caved in and lost their focus within the din. It's difficult at this moment to see what better options Conte has out there than building upon the foundations he had laid in the past six months at Tottenham.