Liverpool produced a high-octane display that overwhelmed Tottenham in a 2-0 win at Anfield on Saturday. The Reds' performance was vintage Jurgen Klopp, their intensive pressing forcing Spurs into errors and turnovers that led to chances and, eventually, a first league win since December.
Their tactics could hardly be described as surprising, yet Spurs seemed unequipped to cope. They miscommunicated at the back and misplaced passes in midfield, inviting the hosts to run at their backline or, even worse, play passes in behind it, which happened for Sadio Mane's opener. They were also dispossessed easily, not least for Mane's second goal.