Fortress Anfield remains intact after an early scare, as Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.
When Moussa Sissoko picked up a loose ball and eventually found Son Heung-min, the South Korean sent a deflected shot off the post and Harry Kane headed past Alisson for a stunning first-minute opener.
Anfield never wavered, though, and the Reds responded.
After a barrage of attacks that failed to find the net in the first half, Liverpool began the second in a similar manner.
Son hit the woodwork at the other end, before the Reds finally equalised when Jordan Henderson fired home in front of the Kop.
As the minutes passed, the Reds continued to press the north London side into submission.
Sadio Mane’s raw pace to get on the end of a Trent Alexander-Arnold ball over the top saw him fouled in the box by Serge Aurier and referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the penalty spot.
Mohamed Salah found the net to complete the comeback, as Jurgen Klopp’s side secured another invaluable three points.
While the Reds had to withstand a late onslaught from Spurs in the final minutes, there was only going to be one winner on Merseyside and they would not be from London.
Here are four findings from the match.
Mad Misfortune
After nearly scoring on their first attack, Liverpool conceded a goal as unlikely as it was unfortunate.
As the Reds uncharacteristically flailed at Tottenham’s immediate counter-attack, Dejan Lovren’s headed deflection skewed off the woodwork and fell right to Kane, who headed home.
The match changed in an instant. It was a mad goal and the sheer strangeness of it slightly stunned Liverpool.
It took the home side a few minutes to sort out their response, but once they did, they put Spurs under siege.
No lack of luck will derail this side.
Brilliant Trent
In the first half, in particular, Alexander-Arnold absolutely had his way on the right flank against Spurs.
As much as the visitors wanted to aim their attacks down his side, they simply could not handle the full-back flying forward, whipping in crosses and hammering shots on goal.
Despite having to contend with Son, the local lad laid waste to Danny Rose going forward and the second half picked up from where he left off.
Alexander-Arnold is a generational talent.
Pressure Pays Off
The first-minute concession forced Liverpool to respond.
Once they fully settled into the match, they piled onto Spurs, pressing and pinning the visitors in their own half.
There was a sequence in the first half that saw them create five gilt-edged chances within minutes of each other, only to be spurned by Paulo Gazzaniga.
Undeterred, the Reds returned for the second half and applied even more pressure on Spurs. The frenzied, frenetic pace was reminiscent of Klopp’s early tenure.
Only the greatest of misfortunes could prevent the Reds from earning this result.
Salah Saves The Day
While Henderson scored the equaliser, the front-three were rampant as they could be without finding the net at that point.
Both Mane and Salah continually tested Spurs and each should have scored at least one in the first half.
Late in the second, Mane’s pace and alertness earned a clear penalty and Salah stepped up and lashed a left-footer that left Gazzaniga had no chance with.
While Salah needed to be substituted before the end, with soreness returning in the ankle injured against Leicester City, his fifth Premier League goal of the season sealed the victory and maintained Liverpool’s six point lead at the top of the table.