'Suarez strike had my heart racing'

Midway through the opening period, the No.7 grasped possession from the visiting defence, launched forward with a single touch and side-footed past the goalkeeper to double the lead.

The effort was the forward's 29th conversion of the campaign and set a new record for the most goals scored by one Reds player in a single Barclays Premier League season, overtaking Robbie Fowler.

Watching on at the weekend was another former Liverpool goal-getter John Aldridge, who followed the encounter with a heart monitor attached to gauge just how exciting his old team can be.

He explained in his Liverpool Echo column: "I spent Sunday afternoon wearing a heart monitor to test how it reacted during a Liverpool game.

"I'm told there was one moment when my heart rate went racing, but that otherwise the numbers were pretty steady, pretty safe.

"No wonder. This was marked down as a massive test for Brendan Rodgers and his team, a fixture that could potentially derail our title challenge. They passed the examination with plenty to spare.

"Spurs are a top-six side, but for the second time this season we made them look less than ordinary. Title races are always tense, but this was as comfortable an afternoon as you could hope for.

"The atmosphere was phenomenal - and that was just from listening on the television too - and when you have support like that, and backing like that, then you cannot fail to be inspired.

"In case you were wondering, the moment that set my pulse racing was when Luis Suarez ran through to make it 2-0 in the first half.

"That was the killer goal. A moment's slip from Michael Dawson and bang, he's been punished.

"Suarez has taken goalscoring to the next level. I am very proud of my own goals-to-games ratio throughout my career - and especially at Liverpool - but Luis has eclipsed that.

"And remember this, he doesn't take penalties as the likes of myself, Michael Owen or Robbie Fowler did."