The media on LFC 2-1 Spurs: 'Liverpool simply refuse to give up'

After Roberto Firmino's opener was cancelled out by Lucas Moura, an own goal from Toby Alderweireld in the 90th minute secured the three points for the Reds.

Here is what the media made of the match...

James Pearce, Liverpool Echo

The roar was deafening. Pure euphoria swept around Anfield. The celebrations were wild. It was a snapshot of what this title race means to Kopites. And it was created by a Liverpool team to cherish who simply refuse to give up. As the clock ticked towards stoppage time and a collective sense of anxiety ruled, the Reds were on the cusp of a damaging stalemate which would have felt like a crushing defeat. Jürgen Klopp's side would have found themselves level on points with Manchester City having played a game more and with an inferior goal difference. The dream would have felt like it was slipping away. But from the jaws of despair, Liverpool rallied and secured a priceless victory courtesy of a dramatic late twist in the tale. Lucky? You bet. But that made the outcome all the sweeter.

Chris Bascombe, Telegraph

Robertson offered another reminder of his potency by supplying Roberto Firmino with Liverpool’s opening goal, only for Alexander-Arnold to equalise in their assist contest with his key role in what might casually be described as the most important Kop goal for 29 years, picking out Mohamed Salah before Alderweireld’s 90th minute calamity. That remains to be seen amid many other contenders this year, of course. There are few league goals over the last three decades celebrated with such unadulterated relief. Liverpool hope this is their ‘Steve Bruce moment’. It was impossible not to invoke images of Manchester United’s last gasp winner to turn the title race their way in 1993, on that occasion two injury time goals scraping a win. Liverpool's full-backs are as much wingers as defenders, burdened with more responsibility on those occasions Klopp opts for energy over flair in his midfield trio.

Neil Jones, Goal.com

There are wins and then there are wins. There are wins which thrill and excite, wins for the purists and the aesthetes and the artists. Then, there are these kind, the kind that put you through the mill, drag you to rock bottom and back up again. The ones which test you, terrorise you, torment you. And when they’re over, these wins feel like the best kind, the ones you'll remember all your life. The long and the short of it is that Liverpool are back on top of the Premier League, that they beat Tottenham 2-1 in a game they simply had to win. That, though, doesn’t even begin to tell the story of what could turn out to be a huge, huge afternoon in this tightest of title races. The roar which greeted the final blast of referee Martin Atkinson's whistle said more than any match report or colour piece ever could. It was one of relief as much as joy, Liverpool somehow escaping with all three points after the most tortuous of second halves.

Simon Hughes, Independent

Throughout, the deep passes into the channels from both full-backs helped wear their opponent down, turning defenders towards their own goal and testing their legs as well as concentration. Maybe the drain of this explains why Alderweireld couldn’t adjust his legs quickly enough in those dying seconds, securing Liverpool’s victory. The relentlessness of Liverpool’s title quest, indeed, meant that the breaking of a little bit of history went unnoticed last month when Watford were dispatched at Anfield, which was partly explained by Alexander-Arnold’s hat-trick of assists. It meant a new Premier League record had been met for the number of goals scored in one season where the final pass or cross has come from the full-backs, a position which has become key for Liverpool, one which underpins this team’s attacking strategy with 15 assists so far this campaign. If they do go and achieve which no Liverpool side has been able to in the last 29 years, the role of the full-back will have been been essential.

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