Liverpool suffer title blow in home draw with Spurs

LIVERPOOL, England, May perhaps 7 (Reuters) – Liverpool suffered a big blow in their hopes of successful the Premier League title as they could only draw 1-1 at dwelling to Tottenham Hotspur on a tense night at Anfield on Saturday.

Luis Diaz cancelled out Son Heung-min’s opener to protect Liverpool’s 14-thirty day period unbeaten run at property in the Leading League and send them best of the table on goal difference.

But the mood at the conclude was subdued as reigning champions Manchester Metropolis can shift a few factors distinct in a gripping title race with a few games to play if they gain their sport in hand at dwelling to Newcastle United on Sunday.

It was only the next time in 15 league matches that Liverpool have not taken all a few factors — the other event getting a attract against City last month — and the consequences could be severe for Juergen Klopp’s gentlemen.

With the margin of error very small, Metropolis now glance solid favourites to keep their crown.

“It is unbelievably tough to participate in from an opponent with entire world-class players and a earth-course manager when they have experienced a 7 days to put together and we play every single a few times,” Klopp, whose aspect achieved the Champions League last on Tuesday, reported.

“The dressing space is not traveling, come on, but there are other games to play. We just have to keep likely.”

It could have been even worse for Liverpool had Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg converted a superb probability deep in stoppage time alternatively of bizarrely opting to head the ball across to Harry Kane alternatively than at a gaping goal.

In the stop a attract was a disappointing consequence for each golf equipment in their respective ambitions, Liverpool’s to reclaim the title and Tottenham’s to complete in the top rated 4.

Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis both have 83 factors although Tottenham stay in fifth place with 62 points, 1 powering fourth-positioned Arsenal who host Leeds United on Sunday.

“It is a massive issue, but gutted we did not make it at the stop,” Son, who is now only two goals driving Mohamed Salah in the race for the Leading League Golden Boot, said.

Liverpool dominated possession but Tottenham dug deep defensively and rode their luck at occasions.

Virgil van Dijk came closest to scoring just before the interval when he headed a corner against the crossbar even though Diaz compelled Lloris into a fine lower preserve.

Tottenham, who have emerged unbeaten from their games versus Liverpool and Town this year, ended up constantly a menace on the counter-assault and they took the lead in clinical fashion.

Kane did fantastically to regulate a high ball and then played in Sessegnon on the correct channel and his cross was tapped in by Son for his 20th objective of the time.

Tottenham seemed able of holding on and relocating into fourth location until finally Diaz cut in from the remaining in the 74th minute and his shot took a wicked deflection to conquer Hugo Lloris.

Liverpool laid siege to Tottenham’s aim immediately after that but the late intention they so typically obtain refused to arrive.

Reporting by Martyn Herman
Modifying by Toby Davis

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