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Liverpool revive title defence at Spurs

Published:Friday | January 29, 2021 | 12:14 AM
Tottenham’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (right) and Liverpool’s Sadio Mane battle for the ball during their English Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, yesterday.
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Tottenham’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (right) and Liverpool’s Sadio Mane battle for the ball during their English Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, yesterday.

LONDON, England (AP):

Roberto Firmino ended Liverpool’s 483-minute goal drought in the English Premier League to set the champions on their way to a 3-1 win over Tottenham and revive their faltering title defence yesterday.

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane also netted as Liverpool ended a five-game winless run in a league they dominated so resoundingly last season.

The victory, which lifts Liverpool into fourth place, started with VAR ruling out an opener for Tottenham when Son Heung-min was adjudged to be offside.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg reduced the deficit to 2-1 with a powerful strike shortly after Alexander-Arnold scored at the start of the second half, but the Liverpool right back set up Mane for the third that sealed the win.

While Liverpool moved within four points of leaders Manchester City, José Mourinho’s Tottenham are eight points adrift in sixth after their first defeat in 2021, albeit with a game in hand.