Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool: Who had his best game in a Reds shirt? Who had a performance that'll do wonders for his confidence? And which Spurs player was a bag of nerves all game?
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Liverpool beat Tottenham 6-3 in an enthralling contest to go four points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League. The visitors established a two-goal lead as Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister got on the scoresheet. James Maddison got a goal back for Tottenham but Dominik Szoboszlai's effort meant that Liverpool went into the break with a 3-1 lead.
![[Arne Slot was delighted as his Liverpool side managed to secure another important victory]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93407115-14218917-image-a-25_1734893368886.jpg)
Mohamed Salah scored twice for Liverpool before Dejan Kulusevski and Dominik Solanke got on the scoresheet for Tottenham. There was still time for Diaz to double his tally and score Liverpool's sixth goal, with Tottenham remaining in eleventh place. Mail Sport's Aadam Patel assesses how each player performed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
![[There was much frustration for Tottenham, who are in 11th place in the Premier League]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93407119-14218917-image-a-26_1734893427101.jpg)
Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League as they beat Tottenham 6-3. Arne Slot was delighted as his Liverpool side managed to secure another important victory. There was much frustration for Tottenham, who are in 11th place in the Premier League.
![[Tottenham goalkeeper Fraser Forster struggled and was a bag of nerves throughout the game]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406889-14218917-image-m-2_1734892699098.jpg)
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1):. Fraser Forster (3). A bag of nerves all game, kicking the ball straight to Salah early on and should have come off his line for Liverpool’s second goal. Conceded six and could have been more. Tottenham goalkeeper Fraser Forster struggled and was a bag of nerves throughout the game.
![[Pape Matar Sarr found it difficult all game against a Liverpool midfield that was too strong]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406981-14218917-image-a-19_1734892887926.jpg)
Pedro Porro (4). Usually all-action but he struggled against both Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz. Him and Radu Dragusin were the two weak links in Spurs’ defence. Radu Dragusin (4). Poor defending for Luis Diaz’s opener and had a dreadful first-half. Tottenham badly missed Cristian Romero.
![[Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son endured a forgettable afternoon and did nothing of note]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93407013-14218917-image-a-20_1734892947588.jpg)
