What Darwin Nunez did at full-time tells real story after Liverpool heroes undone by outrageous VAR error

Alisson Becker raced from his goal and grabbed the crestfallen Joel Matip before vigorously embracing his Liverpool team-mate.

An exhausted Virgil van Dijk slumped to his haunches, as all around the pitch the Reds players looked to the heavens in sheer disbelief. And on the touchline, Jurgen Klopp stood open-mouthed, almost unable to comprehend the remarkable end to a hugely contentious evening.

The scoreline will indicate Liverpool missed an opportunity to move to the top of the Premier League table by having their proud 19-game unbeaten run ended by Matip’s last-gasp own goal.

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But this was a game which will resonate – for reasons good and bad – long after the Tottenham Hotspur celebrations have dissipated.

And the actions of Darwin Nunez after the final whistle spoke volumes, the striker – who was a non-playing substitute – going over to salute the travelling support before later posting on social media a defiant message stating: “Come on Liverpool, we are together and against everyone.”

Certainly, there was sufficient reason for the Reds to feel aggrieved, here reduced first to 10 men on 26 minutes when Curtis Jones was contentiously dismissed after a VAR check by referee Simon Hooper for a challenge on Yves Bissouma.

Jones' foot struck the ball first which then diverted it on to the Tottenham midfielder’s shin. That, though, was sufficient for him to see red, joined midway through the second half by substitute Diogo Jota for two bookable offences.

Liverpool had four red cards in almost five years before the start of this season.