Roberto Firmino’s ice-cool finish eight minutes before half-time proved decisive on the Reds’ first visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Leicester City’s defeat earlier on Saturday meaning another victory increased their cushion at the summit.
Having controlled the vast majority of the match, Jürgen Klopp’s side successfully resisted patches of late Spurs pressure to register their sixth consecutive Premier League clean sheet.
The win also takes Liverpool’s points total to a staggering 61 from a possible 63 this season - another new record in a campaign of relentless brilliance.
61 - @LFC have won 61 points in the Premier League in 2019-20 - the most any side has ever registered after 21 game… https://t.