That was one of the best performances we’ve seen under Klopp, and it is not going over the top to suggest the scoreline hugely distorts the reality of the match itself – with, as Jurgen said himself, completely dominating for 85 minutes. Tottenham are one of the best sides in the league, and at home, have one of the better records in Europe. Liverpool harassed them, broke on them, and were it not for wasteful play by Mane and Salah could easily have had five goals.

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