Liverpool in rampant form as Spurs' top four hopes look doomed once again, writes JOE BERNSTEIN after Reds' 4-2 win
Mo Salah returned with a goal and assist before Liverpool held off an unexpected Tottenham comeback in Jurgen Klopp’s penultimate game at Anfield.
Liverpool were in rampant form and Spurs shambolic in the first hour as Klopp’s side raced into a 4-0 lead. But the arrival of substitute Richarlison helped the visitors pull a couple of goals back to provide some late jeopardy.
All eyes were on Salah before kick off after he was restored to Klopp’s starting line-up after their bust-up at West Ham last weekend.
The Egyptian King headed Liverpool in front after 16 minutes and when his was shot was parried by Guglielmo Vicario on the stroke of half-time, Andy Robertson snaffled the rebound.
Spurs players bickered with each other at half-time and allowed Cody Gakpo to add a third soon after the restart. Harvey Elliott added a firecracker fourth before Richarlison scored and then set up Son.
It ultimately proved too little, too late for the visitors however and they have now lost four in a row for the first time since 2004. Having seen Champions League rivals Aston Villa lose earlier in the day, their top-four prospects look doomed once again.
As the countdown clock on Jurgen Klopp’s departure ticks down, it was good to see Salah back in the XI.
Social media had blamed the player for his spat with Klopp coming on as a late substitute but The Kop were clearly keen to move on and gave Salah’s name an extra-loud roar when read out before kick-off.
Tottenham should have come out buoyant after hearing in the dressing-room about Villa’s defeat at Brighton but it didn’t show.
Salah didn’t take long to have an impact. An impudent cross-shot with the outside of his boot thudded against the crossbar and he was then denied by a crucial interception
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