Tottenham summon admirable fight to leave Liverpool as the club in crisis

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Igor Tudor picked up his first point in charge after four consecutive defeats (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)After the embarrassment against Atletico Madrid, there was also a shift in the narrative. This time, Tudor did approach his goalkeeper when his involvement ended.

“Vicario was good today,” said Tudor.Antonin Kinsky, meanwhile, watched on from the bench, one of two goalkeepers there; had Vicario got injured, it would have been instructive if Tudor turned to him. He had come close three times earlier; twice with headers, with Alisson saving the latter, and once with a shot his Brazil teammate saved after he had wriggled away from Van Dijk, claiming the Liverpool captain fouled him.

He could have been forgiven for assuming that Spurs’ plight was such that they were very beatable and starting with Hugo Ekitike and Ibrahima Konate in reserve suggested they were being rested for a rematch with Galatasaray, though there was a greater case to say Salah, out of sorts in Istanbul on Tuesday, was dropped.Arne Slot accepted there was frustration as Liverpool conceded another late goal (REUTERS)Yet while Gakpo hit the post and Rio Ngumoha sparkled on his first Premier League start, Liverpool’s front three comprised a winger operating as a striker, a teenager and a full-back, in Jeremie Frimpong. Just a fifth point in 12 games got Tudor off the mark and means he will not leave with nothing to show for his time in London.