At 19:30 in the English Premier League, the seventh intriguing match of the 25th round took place.
The struggling "Liverpool" team, unable to get out of a rut of failures, hosted the "Tottenham" players from London. Jurgen Klopp's team finally managed to break the streak of failures - Sadio Mane's brace brought a 2-0 victory.
During the first 10 minutes, both teams played aggressively and demonstrated a high tempo, but the "Reds" later stepped up their game and finished the match in just a few minutes.
In the 16th minute, after a great pass from Georginio Wijnaldum, Sadio Mane broke through and scored a precise shot to beat Hugo Lloris and put the hosts ahead.
"Tottenham" became even more vulnerable after conceding a goal, and just two minutes later S. Mane scored his second goal. After a quick attack, "Liverpool" had several dangerous shots, but Lloris saved the goal. However, the completely free Senegalese player sent the ball into the opponent's net once again.
The "Liverpool" players did not intend to stop and continued to attack dangerously. The same S. Mane could have scored a hat-trick in just a few minutes, but the ball missed the target.
In the second half, "Tottenham" tried to get back into the game, but "Liverpool" played solidly not only in attack but also in defense. The duo of Joel Matip and Lucas Leiva coped well with any dangerous situations.
During the remaining time, the host team created even more dangerous opportunities, having gained a two-goal advantage in the first half. The end of the match was very calm - both teams accepted the result and the match ended with a victory for "Liverpool."
After winning and breaking a series of five winless matches, "Liverpool" returned to fourth place temporarily with 49 points. "Tottenham" remains in second place, but after the defeat, they are likely to drop out of the title race.
Result:
"Liverpool" 2 - 0 "Tottenham"
16' [1 - 0] S. Mane
18' [2 - 0] S. Mane
League table:
