Liverpool

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.

Liverpool managed to salvage a draw against Tottenham after falling behind at Anfield but have now given title rivals Manchester City the chance to extend ...

However many trophies they lift at the end of this season, one thing is for sure – it is hard to recall an English club team with this level of fitness and endurance. But that is not to downplay the Colombian’s obvious talent. His mobility is outstanding but, in fairness, that applies to this entire Liverpool squad. The rest of this season, the next, the one after that and so on. Surely that is the discussion over in double-quick time. Hence, the hours of air-time devoted to debates about whether Klopp is already the greatest manager in Anfield history.

Liverpool stars Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk both made "we are human" admissions after their slip-up in the Premier League title race against Tottenham.

We were looking for the winner but unfortunately we couldn't get it today. We will hope they will lose points, and as I said before, we will keep fighting." We defended quite well, they didn’t create much but with the quality that they have they scored one goal.

Here's your morning Liverpool FC headlines as Kevin De Bruyne is told to join Liverpool and Antonio Conte hails Anfield atmosphere.

Do I need to go to a club which is a routine winning machine?’ His effectiveness in the biggest one-off games for club and country is actually very poor and maybe it’s time for him to go to a Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich, a club, or more importantly organisation, that has that winning mentality which gets the best out of him. He told the Daily Mirror : “In August 2020, I wrote a column saying Kevin De Bruyne should go to Liverpool and, of course, at the time the comments on it were all, ‘Ha ha ha, why would he want to go there? Karim Benzema's penalty then won it for the La Liga side to set up a final showdown against Liverpool in Paris at the end of this month.