Arne Slot hails ‘best away performance’ of Liverpool reign after Spurs thriller

Arne Slot saluted the champion distant capacity of his Liverpool reign aft a 6-3 triumph astatine Tottenham opened up a four-point lead astatine the Premier League summit.

The Reds produced a masterful attacking show successful northbound London pinch Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah connected target doubly on pinch efforts either broadside of half-time by Alexis Mac Allister and the imperious Dominik Szoboszlai.

It was a thoroughly-deserved occurrence for Slot’s men and made it 21 triumphs successful 25 matches since he replaced Jurgen Klopp this summertime successful further grounds Liverpool are the champion squad successful the state correct now, but the 46-year-old pointed retired they were not cleanable successful the capital.

“It was very good. Maybe it was our champion capacity distant from home, though I really for illustration what I saw from Man United arsenic well,” Slot said successful reference to the 3-0 triumph astatine Old Trafford successful September.

“Until the 60th to 65th minute, I really, really enjoyed what I saw. Of people we were caught 1 clip successful bringing the shot retired from the backmost and it instantly led to a extremity for Tottenham.

“I deliberation if we would person gone into the dressing room pinch a 2-1 (half-time) lead, that would not person done justness to each the chances we had. That is why I was rather happy pinch the truth we scored for 3-1.

“Then 4-1, 5-1, unthinkable display, but past you besides saw, nary matter really overmuch value players you have, if they deliberation they don’t person to tally immoderate much successful this convention and particularly against Tottenham, because they are truthful bully pinch the shot arsenic well, they instantly commencement to create.

“That’s what they did and they scored 2 goals. I was happy that the sixth 1 went successful to beryllium fair.”

Liverpool were assured of apical spot astatine Christmas earlier kick-off erstwhile second-placed Chelsea were held to a goalless tie by Merseyside rivals Everton.

However, Slot warned his squad location was a agelong measurement to go.

He added: “Of people it intends thing because you ever for illustration to beryllium wherever we are astatine the infinitesimal than to beryllium successful different position successful the convention table, but you cognize conscionable arsenic good arsenic I cognize – because I person won the convention erstwhile – really difficult it is to triumph it.

“You person to support going, support connected going. Every 3 days you person to beryllium connected the apical of your game. Every infinitesimal and that’s why it is truthful difficult to triumph it.

“It is not ever easy to show up each 3 aliases 4 days. We saw past week (against Fulham) that successful a infinitesimal you tin get a reddish card.

“These things tin hap successful a season. In Newcastle 3-2 up, you expect to triumph it and we driblet 2 points. That’s the Premier League.

“I didn’t expect Chelsea to driblet points coming arsenic well, truthful it tin hap successful each crippled and that’s what makes this convention truthful special. That’s why truthful galore group want to spot it and why we play astatine Christmas time.”

Spurs – who had 8 players missing – could ne'er scope the power levels of a midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final triumph complete Manchester United, but Ange Postecoglou defended his depleted team, who are 11th.

“Credit to Liverpool, they are a very bully broadside and are successful a awesome moment. It was conscionable a span excessively acold for us,” Postecoglou acknowledged.

“I person monolithic admiration for the efforts these players are putting successful for this nine astatine the moment.

“We cognize what a difficult business it is and that’s not going to alteration successful the short term. We’ve conscionable sewage to push on.”