Liverpool and Tottenham's destinies laid bare in crazy Premier League classic
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Arne Slot enjoyed his first Christmas No.1 - and it is hard to see him not finishing the season at the top of the charts. It ended up being one of the craziest, madcap and most unforgettable Premier League games you are ever likely to see but it also showed why Liverpool will surely be crowned champions. They humiliated and embarrassed Spurs with their ruthless, sensational and relentless attacking play amid another feast of goals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“Are you not entertained, mate?” Ange Postecoglou asked in midweek after their goal feast against Manchester United. Well, no-one could deny that Tottenham do provide great entertainment but that is partly down to their kamikaze defending which allows opponents to run riot.
Liverpool are so clearly the best and most consistent team in the Premier League and, even though they conceded three, they could have scored ten. Mo Salah scored twice, provided two assists and there were also brilliant displays by Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai who were also on the scoresheet.
Slot has done an incredible job in his first season in English football, making Liverpool so good to watch and they have strengthened their position at the top going into Christmas. As for Tottenham, they are in serious danger of becoming a laughing stock. This was Sunday League stuff, a throwback to kids football when it was end-to-end and no-one cared about defending or tactical discipline.
They are great fun to watch but you also cannot take them seriously. They are marooned in 11th place having lost more games than they have won - and it is no wonder. Postecoglou seems to have given up on defending entirely. Yes, they have a huge injury list and they have not been helped by having to turn to stand-in keeper Fraser Forster who looks a bag of nerves and his distribution is shockingly bad.
