LIVERPOOL, England -- Tottenham are a good team, but just don't mention those away games against their rivals.
On a night when Sadio Mane showed everyone just what Liverpool missed during his five-week absence while on African Nations Cup duty with Senegal -- scoring two goals in two minutes to secure a 2-0 victory over Spurs -- Mauricio Pochettino's team failed to turn up for the party once again.
Tottenham are formidable at White Hart Lane and can be pretty obdurate on their travels against the lesser teams, but with Chelsea preparing to move 12 points clear at the top of the table in the event of a win at Burnley on Sunday, Pochettino's men missed a golden opportunity to establish themselves as the biggest threat to Antonio Conte's team by doing what they always do -- falling short at the homes of their closest rivals.