Jürgen Klopp had promised that his Liverpool team were “on fire to strike back” after their five-game winless streak in the Premier League, which had brought them only three points and one goal. On a night when Sadio Mané provided the spark, the champions delivered on the promise to jump back up into fourth position.
The decisive details have eluded them in recent weeks but not here. Mané scored the last goal and could have had more – he was a thorn in Tottenham’s side throughout – and, with Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold also on the scoresheet, Liverpool ensured that they did not cede further ground to the leaders, Manchester City.
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