Tottenham were narrowly beaten at home by Liverpool despite putting in a valiant display after being reduced in numbers. The north Londoners were let down by a moment of madness from Xavi Simons, who was dismissed after just 33 minutes for a brainless foul on Virgil van Dijk.
Liverpool suffered a very late scare but managed to get over the line against Tottenham.
The Reds put in a much-improved second half performance against Spurs that meant it looked like they were going to come away with a comfortable three points.
Liverpool overcame nine-man Tottenham in north London courtesy of second-half goals from Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike.
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Isak was named on the bench for the encounter in north London but he was introduced at half-time, with the scores level and Spurs down to 10 men after Xavi Simons was sent off for a late tackle on Virgil van Dijk.
LIVERPOOL have added to Thomas Frank’s woes in a chaotic game.
The Reds won 2-1 thanks to goals from mega-money strikers Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike.
Spurs pulled one back via Richarlison but were down to just NINE players after red cards to Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero.
Concerns have emerged over Alexander Isak after the Liverpool forward suffered a knee injury against Tottenham, raising fears of a another possible ACL issue for the Reds
Alexander Isak must be beginning to think that if he didn’t have bad luck, he’d have no luck at all.