Left-back Danny Rose’s 72nd-minute equaliser earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in a hard-fought Premier League encounter at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
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Roberto Firmino caught Erik Lamela out by beating him on the wing and after tearing into the penalty area, went down under the former Roma man’s challenge, with Milner expertly tucking away the resulting penalty from the spot.
Spurs eventually leveled matters after 70 minutes when Eric Dier’s ball found Danny Rose, who volleyed home at the far post.
– Tottenham scored their first goal against Liverpool at White Hart Lane in 416 minutes of Premier League football – their previous goal was by Gareth Bale in November 2012.
“I picked him – last 10 minutes”, Klopp told BBC Match of the Day after the game.
“We made one mistake in and around the goal for their goal”, Klopp said.
Tottenham keeper Vorm was the first player to catch the eye, making a spectacular save in the fifth minute. This game showed again what we can do and how we can play.
“It’s early in the season and we haven’t had the easiest start, but sitting here with four points from three games is not what I wanted”.
“It seems a long time since we’ve been there, it was a tough start as well”, Milner said, referring to games against Arsenal, Burnley and Spurs.
Spurs improved in the second half, with Simon Mignolet makes two saves in quick succession from Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld.
Things nearly got even better soon after the restart, Joel Matip’s flicked header clipping the crossbar and Mane’s close-range strike ruled out for offside. His record shows that when he stays fit and plays regularly, he scores goals.
It will now be a fortnight until Tottenham play again as they go on global break, but Pochettino said he did not expect any exhausted players to come back any more well rested.
Resolute defending, top goalkeeping, calculated attacks and a Milner goal were the major talking points in the first half of the match.
“Ultimately, we’re disappointed”, Milner said.
“That’s a good sign and it’s something we take for our future”.
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“So I could speak to other left backs but the way this manager wants his full-backs to play is completely different to how other managers want them to play”.
