Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham: 5 Hits and Flops

Lloris in disbelief after fumbling Salah's headed effort, watching it trickle and bounce off Alderweireld in
Lloris in disbelief after fumbling Salah's headed effort, watching it trickle and bounce off Alderweireld in

#2 Hit: Lucas Moura

Lucas (centre) was Spurs' bright spark throughout, took his goal well and is enjoying a good few weeks
Lucas (centre) was Spurs' bright spark throughout, took his goal well and is enjoying a good few weeks

Lucas Moura was Tottenham's bright spark in an otherwise frustrating watch and truthfully, their best performer. It speaks volumes that after a tireless individual display, he watched in disbelief from the sidelines as his teammates threw away another promising result.

He played purposefully from minute one, hustling and harrying his way towards the Liverpool backline whenever possible - catching Joel Matip out a few times while exploiting space in midfield to dart forward.

It was similar to his showing against Southampton on March 9, but this time, he didn't exactly get the creative support his work deserved. Liverpool's first-half dominance meant he needed to remain patient and pick his moments to gallop forward, which he did.

His match statistics were quite a mixed bunch too: One key pass and interception, two aerial duels won, two tackles, three dribbles completed and scored Spurs' equaliser. He also committed a cynical, yet necessary foul to haul down Salah as the Egyptian accelerated dangerously towards their box and saw himself booked in the process.

Despite a few memorable displays, inconsistency and injuries have hampered his progress this term. After two encouraging performances in consecutive matchdays, you can tell he's playing to prove why he deserves a starting berth once again - which is never a bad thing for Pochettino to ponder.

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