Mané's memory of Klopp in the middle of game against Tottenham, Firmino concerned

A Mohamed Salah brace sparked Liverpool back to life in London as they got back to winning ways after two straight defeats and damaged a Tottenham side who reacted late on and were left without a winner (1-2). The London side had looked to be improving when they got back to winning ways at Bournemouth last weekend after two successive defeats.

But when it came to the crunch, against a direct rival still distanced from the European zone, they paid for their lack of punch despite failed efforts from both Harry Kane and Croatian Ivan Perisic. But Salah was a nightmare for Spurs, who had to roll up their sleeves earlier than expected. Liverpool rediscovered the pace that made them fearsome and after 11 minutes a move started by Andy Robertson from the left that found Uruguay's Darwin Nunez inside the box ended with the ball at the feet of Salah, who made no mistake against Hugo Lloris.
 

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Antonio Conte's side responded and a pass from the right by Kane found Perisic, who beat Alisson and smashed the ball against a post on the quarter-hour mark. Jurgen Klopp's side, for their part, enjoyed a stupendous efficiency and capitalised on the home side's mistakes. On the stroke of half-time, Alisson's long throw-in found its way into the Tottenham half. Eric Dier headed it past Lloris. Too soft, too loose. Salah was alert as he intercepted the delivery, faced the French goalkeeper and beat him.

Tottenham were knocked out, with no answer. The Egyptian could have scored the third, but his shot was thwarted by Lloris ten minutes into the second half. Conte moved the bench. He brought on both Dejan Kulsevski and Matt Doherty. An offensive manoeuvre that paid off soon after. In fact, both were directly involved in the home side's goal. Doherty sent the ball to Kulusevski, who crossed to Harry Kane, who crossed and shot across goal past Alisson.

Klopp recalled Mané

It was in the Reds' win over Spurs that Klopp recalled Sadio Mané, with the Champions League last-16 draw taking place just this Monday. The chances are high that Liverpool will face Bayern in what will be an exciting reunion for the Senegalese. A huge Anfield reception is expected for the player who shone on Merseyside. This also raised a concern for the Brazilian Firmino, who has not performed well in recent games and will need to improve his poor form in the next few matches.