Alisson Becker may not have kept a clean sheet, Liverpool may not have played brilliantly and injuries to Alexander Isak and Conor Bradley put a dampener on the occasion, but it was another win for the Reds and three valuable points as they rise back up the Premier League table.
“It was a really intense game,” said the Liverpool keeper after the 2-1 win. “I think in the Premier League you cannot think you are just going to easily win games, even if you have an extra player on the pitch.
“They fought a lot for the result in the last 20 minutes. But we were brave enough to keep the result.
“Of course we are not happy for conceding – the clean sheet was a big goal as well for us, to keep the consistency. But three points away against Tottenham, we take that.
The madness of the end-game
“Playing here for a while, you know that the last 10 minutes are the most dangerous ones.
“When we are in a way controlling the game, I think we could do a little bit better with the ball, bringing more threat to their defence.
“But at the end they just put the ball inside our box, they fought. Richarlison brought energy to their team, the crowd came along.
“But we did well defending the crosses and all the chances they had at the end of the match. We dealt with it well.”
