#4 Best team performance: Liverpool
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The Reds finally notched up their first (and long overdue) win in 2017, at Anfield on Saturday evening. The return of Sadio Mane to the starting line-up and the restoration of the rest of the attack to their favoured positions saw Jurgen Klopp’s men come up trumps against the Lilywhites.
The Senegalese international scored two goals in the span of three minutes, which proved to be the visitors’ undoing when the final whistle sounded. Pochettino’s men appeared slow and inept, simply not measuring up to the task at hand.
Mane linked well with his teammates and the Reds midfield functioned superbly to thwart any late Spurs attack. Lucas Leiva (of all people, yes!) was solid at centre-back partnering Joel Matip. With Liverpool’s backline not giving a sniff of an opportunity to the Londoners’ terrific frontline, the result was all but a formality in the end.
On the one occasion that Son did manage to find himself in a good position, the Reds goalkeeper denied him with a good save with his feet.
All in all an efficient team performance against fellow top four contenders, a good confidence boost ahead of the two-week break before the visit to the defending champions’ home.
Honourable mentions: Southampton, Burnley, Manchester United, Manchester City
