2019-2020 PL: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Liverpool

(The Guardian) 2 min: Gazzaniga launches long. Moura nearly gets the better of Gomez, but the loose ball breaks to Alli, who wins the first corner of the match down the left. Liverpool take a while to clear the set piece, but are soon tearing upfield on the break. Firmino gets in behind Eriksen down the inside right. He enters the box and curls for the bottom left. Gazzaniga is beaten ... but Tanganga slides in to block! What a start to his Premier League career! The ball breaks to Oxlade-Chamberlain, who should score but allows the keeper to snaffle.

(The Guardian) 5 min: Gomez’s misjudgement allows Moura to scamper down the left. He cuts inside before dragging a shot wide left. Alisson had it covered. Spurs have already caused the leaders a couple of problems at the back.

(The Guardian) 8 min: Mane threatens to burst past Tanganga and off down the inside-left channel. The debutant is forced to bowl his opponent to the ground. A free kick the best part of 30 yards out.

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9 min: Alexander-Arnold scoops a surprise dead ball into the Spurs box, hoping to find Salah. Too clever by half, and easily cleared by Spurs.

(The Guardian) 10 min: Salah swings a ball in from the right and nearly finds Mane. Just a bit too much on it, and that’s Gazzaniga’s. Then Robertson whips one in from the left, but can’t find Firmino in the middle. Spurs are holding their shape well.

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12 min: Wijnaldum sends Robertson into acres of space down the left. Real danger for Spurs, so they’re relieved when Robertson clumps an uncharacteristically witless ball through the box at great speed, and out for a throw on the other side. Those in the middle had no hope.

(The Guardian) 15 min: Robertson heads down the left in the hope of releasing Mane. The new African player of the year is offside, so he doesn’t engage. Robertson chases after his own pass, reaches it, and backheels to eventually find Mane. The move then peters out, but that was distilled essence of Andrew Robertson. His MO captured in amber.

(The Guardian) 19 min: Liverpool are enjoying the lion’s share of possession. Spurs are happy enough to sit back and play on the break. They’re looking solid enough right now. Alexander-Arnold tries to tear past Rose down the right, but the Spurs left-back fends him off.

(The Guardian) 21 min: Henderson is again caught napping on the ball, this time allowing Alli to zip towards the Liverpool goal. Alli lays off to Eriksen, who sends a pea-roller straight into the arms of Alisson.