Liverpool supporters were left fuming as Jurgen Klopp‘s side fell to a miserable 4-1 defeat away to top-four rivals Tottenham on Sunday afternoon.
Tottenham 4-1 Liverpool
Premier League, Wembley
October 22, 2017
Goals: Kane 4′ & 56′, Son 12′, Alli 45+3′; Salah 24′
A brace from Harry Kane and goals from former Reds targets Heung-min Son and Dele Alli consigned the visitors to a dismal loss, with Mohamed Salah‘s first-half strike a mere consolation.
After an encouraging 0-0 draw with Man United, and an excellent 7-0 win away to Maribor, Sunday’s clash could have given Liverpool an extra boost as they looked to turn around a poor run.
Ultimately, their victory in the Champions League proved to be an anomaly, with Klopp’s side now having taken all three points just two times in their last 10 outings.
Here’s how supporters reacted to Liverpool’s 4-1 loss at Spurs on Twitter, Facebook and our forums.
Fans were pleased to see Milner keep his place…
https://twitter.com/AvaPeraltiago/status/922105555484848128
Glad to see Milner get the nod work horse and can use his intelligence and experience in the match ?? #LFC
— Darren Mountain (@DJDAZZA84) October 22, 2017
“Milner keeps his place and deservedly so. Alongside Hendo and Can, that’s a strong midfield behind our 3 attacking gems.”
– SirBillShankly on the forums.
https://twitter.com/_lfcleanne/status/922100264940851201
Kane scored due to some awful defending on four minutes…
Dejan Lovren ?
— Leroy | LFC Impulse (@LFCImpulse) October 22, 2017
Lovren manages to not mark, not react, not track and not tackle. Impressive indeed. Matip and Mignolet (less so, tried) also not great.
— Karl Matchett (@karlmatchett) October 22, 2017
“Lovren looked like he’d just been woken up. Pathetic defending.”
– Yo55arian22 on the forums.
Atrocious defending from Lovren. Pathetic. #LFC
— Hari Sethi (@Hari_Sethi) October 22, 2017
Piss poor. Mignolet is abysmal off his line
— John O'Sullivan (@NotoriousJOS) October 22, 2017
And Lovren was at it again as Son made it 2-0…
Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren, Lovren
— Karl Matchett (@karlmatchett) October 22, 2017
Lovren is the worst player to play this regularly for Liverpool by a long distance
— John O'Sullivan (@NotoriousJOS) October 22, 2017
“I’ll drive Lovren back to Croatia right now.”
– Genius on the forums.
If you think Lovren is a good player you're an idiot.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) October 22, 2017
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) October 22, 2017
That's awful individual defending. Disgraceful on both goals
— keith costigan (@KeithCostigan) October 22, 2017
“We honestly would be better off with Gomez at the back. The lad will make mistakes as he learns, but Lovren is just a calamity game after game.”
– Zinedine Biscan on the forums.
What an 11 minutes and 20 seconds of football that is from Liverpool's Dejan Lovren. Mesmerising.
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) October 22, 2017
Salah’s goal reduced the deficit…
Well that's a start.
— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) October 22, 2017
“Really good ball from Hendo. Classic Salah finish – untidy and scruffy but it goes in!”
– Krimson on the forums.
Loris as bad as Mignolet there. Scrappy finish but I'll take it.
— keith costigan (@KeithCostigan) October 22, 2017
Klopp was praised when Lovren was subbed on the half-hour…
Whatever happens now, I'll have massive respect to Juergen for giving Lovren the hook
— Tom McMahon (@tomjpmac) October 22, 2017
Nobody on the LFC bench wants to speak to Dejan.
— Jim Boardman (@JimBoardman) October 22, 2017
How embarrassing. Starting CB getting the hook after 30 mins. I wonder if they'll pretend he's injured.
— Joseph Cousins (@JCuzzy1) October 22, 2017
“Is that the moment Klopp finally woke up to how shit Lovren actually is.”
– Iluvatar on the forums.
https://twitter.com/FR_INC/status/922123402441318400
But Alli’s volley saw the half end at 3-1…
You can't blame everything on Lovren.
— Jim Boardman (@JimBoardman) October 22, 2017
Mistake after mistake after mistake.
— Karl Matchett (@karlmatchett) October 22, 2017
“Game over for us!”
– charleslee89 on the forums.
Spurs attack v LFC defence the greatest mismatch since Man City attack v LFC defence.
— Chris Bascombe (@_ChrisBascombe) October 22, 2017
Mignolet was at fault for Kane’s second…
Mignolet. Another sub-standard player that Klopp hasn't adequately replaced in 2 years.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) October 22, 2017
Is there room for Mignolet next to Lovren on the bench?
— Jim Boardman (@JimBoardman) October 22, 2017
Mignolet and Lovren have survived far too long.
— Tom McMahon (@tomjpmac) October 22, 2017
“We need to go out in January and spend big money on a goal keeper and two centre backs.
Everything else is fine. But we’re going into boxing matches with one hand tied behind our backs.”
– Mascot88 on the forums.
Mignolet absolutely dreadful. Worst I've ever seen team play under Klopp. No excuses
— keith costigan (@KeithCostigan) October 22, 2017
A catalogue of errors? Try a compendium.
— Kristian Walsh (@Kristian_Walsh) October 22, 2017
And frustration reigned as full-time brought a 4-1 loss…
FT. Horror show.
— Karl Matchett (@karlmatchett) October 22, 2017
Mitigating circumstances for what happened to Klopp's side at Man City but this has been thoroughly embarrassing #LFC
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) October 22, 2017
Sum that game up with a gif time.. pic.twitter.com/uz9dHxUer1
— The Redmen TV (@TheRedmenTV) October 22, 2017
“Every good aspect Liverpool had last season has gone. Can’t beat the top sides now, 5-0 against City, 4-1 against Spurs and say what you want, but we still never beat United.”
– James Critchley on Facebook.
I can take losing away to Spurs, but when all four goals conceded are completely self-inflicted – that's unacceptable! Shocking defending
— Jeff Goulding (@ShanklysBoys1) October 22, 2017
Angriest I've been watching Liverpool for some time. Mostly because we lost our identity & same culprits like Lovren & Mignolet costing us.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) October 22, 2017
“Out played by a good team.
Harry Kane was unplayable.
Bored, Tired and frustrated by seeing the same mistakes every week.
This is not the Liverpool way.
Clear the garbage and make some ruthless decision Klopp.”– indianscouser on the forums.
There's lots to love about this LFC side but I'm so sick of the same individuals costing us. Beyond unforgivable not to upgrade at the back.
— Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) October 22, 2017
Gonna be even more annoyed if Klopp doesnt punch someone in that dressing room #LFC
— Stephen McGarty (@stephenmcgarty) October 22, 2017
“I don’t know what’s worse. Listening to Gary Neville commentating or watching that performance, but what I will say is Neville is 100% right. How is that goalkeeper and those defenders still at that football club? Wouldn’t happen at any other top club.”
– John Gardner on Facebook.
The next time I want to see Lovren is in 25 years time in a documentary that exposes him as a match fixer
— John O'Sullivan (@NotoriousJOS) October 22, 2017
We need a lot of investment in this team, only 2 of our 11 players would get into this Spurs team #Salah #Coutinho
— Moley (@Moley_LFC) October 22, 2017
Nevermind. I'm sure in a couple of days the club will bring out a hilarious video to satisfy our worldwide customer base.
— Matthew Sproston (@spros1) October 22, 2017
When you watch Liverpool play. pic.twitter.com/bBBdhW03Rq
— Red (@TaintlessRed) October 22, 2017
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