And so it was all square at 1-1 in last night’s English Premier League game – Rose cancelling out James Milner’s penalty at White Hart Lane.
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Spurs were in danger of being over-run as the visitors created a series of chances, but they struck back through Danny Rose in the second half and finished the stronger team.
Philippe Coutinho forced a great save from Michel Vorm before Liverpool took the lead thanks to a James Milner spot-kick after Erik Lamela fouled Roberto Firmino inside the penalty area.
‘His actual game disappointed me against Burnley – it anxious me that he was always coming to feet, ‘ Carragher told Sky Sports.
He added “When we last played Tottenham, at home, he had an outstanding game”. They managed to score four goals against Arsenal on the opening night, but they let three slip – and then last week against Burnley was pretty miserable, with Liverpool losing at 0:2, and to the newly-promoted team at that.
Liverpool midfielder Emre Can is rated doubtful with an ankle problem, while striker Divock Origi will be face a late fitness test after suffering cramp in the Football League Cup win at Burton. We always want to win so we’re not satisfied.
Tottenham kept looking for an equaliser as Eriksen saw his effort endng up high, while Mignolet produced two fine saved to keep away Lamela’s free kick and Toby Alderweireld’s header.
“I think Sturridge would like to [leave]”, he said.
“To have a player like Eric is very important in the squad, to be able to play in different positions. It was a fantastic game for the neutral people to see today”. It’s not easy when you play a team that are flawless on the counter-attack and you need to take risks. “The draw is a fair result”.
Ultimately, it was an enterprising and promising performance from Jürgen Klopp’s men, and a confident Premier League debut for Joel Matip, but there was also a palpable sense of disappointment among both players and supporters at having to share the points with Spurs.
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Tottenham have not beaten Liverpool in almost four years and manager Pochettino is hoping his team can break that trend in this kick-off. “But for this game, I made the decision for what we needed”.
