Liverpool secured a first away win of the season as a clinical Mohamed Salah led them to three points at Tottenham.
The Reds had not enjoyed their away days but found themselves two goals to the good at half-time as their Egyptian forward put on an impressive show of finishing. The hosts, not for the first time this season, were booed off by their fans as they continued their trend of going behind in games.
This time though they couldn't come back despite a marked improved in the second-half, which allowed the Reds to close to within seven points of Antonio Conte's side, who lost ground to their top four rivals.
Salah's quick touch and strike allowed Liverpool to open the scoring before he seized on an undercooked Eric Dier backpass, dinking the ball over Hugo Lloris. Tottenham may feel aggrieved that Ryan Sessegnon wasn't given a first-half penalty when he clashed with Trent Alexander-Arnold, who endured a difficult first-half.
Harry Kane, so often his team's talisman, got the hosts back into the game with a smart finish to set up a tense final 20 minutes, but Tottenham couldn't find their equaliser. Here are five talking points after Liverpool continued their dominance over the north London side.
1 Conte's frustrations mount
How quickly optimism can turn to pessimism. On the final day of last season Tottenham secured the top four finish that Conte had been tasked with delivering. Over £100m was spent in the summer, they then hit Southampton for four on the opening day. Things looked rosey. Now, Conte is a man seeking more investment, talking down his own resources and highlighting how far Tottenham have to go before they can challenge.
The Italian hasn't lasted more than two years in a club job since he left Juventus in 2014. He was only employed on an 18 month deal when he rocked up at Tottenham and doesn't look a man ready to see out the storm, instead he is watching his side get booed off, seemingly on a weekly basis. Conte's team seem to be playing in 45 minute bursts - and that will simply not get them to where they want to be.
2 You can't always comeback
Tottenham completed two comebacks in the space of a week when they overturned deficits to beat Bournemouth and Marseille. It shone a light on their impressive record when it came to picking up points after going behind with some hailing the mentality of the group.
That said, whilst it takes character to comeback, the really top sides normally find themselves going in front - not behind. Tottenham were warned that, against elite outfits, they would not be able to offer up a head start and still come out with the three points. That proved to be the case against a Liverpool side who were largely dominant in north London.
Earning the title of 'comeback kicks' creates a brilliant narrative, but teams can only do so for so long. Once upon a time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United were renowned for coming back after conceding first - and we all know what happened to them.
3 Finally a win on the road
Liverpool have come up short at the City Ground, Craven Cottage, Goodison Park, Old Trafford and the Emirates but finally picked up three points on the road at the sixth time of asking. Klopp has overseen a poor start to the campaign, but his team have particularly struggled on the road.
The Reds put themselves in a commanding position after a clinical first-half and had to weather a Tottenham storm in the opening stages of the second 45. Liverpool hadn't even taken the lead in an away game this season, so taking the initiative was a positive first step.
Aston Villa and Brighton are next up for the Reds on the road and getting the away day monkey off their back, albeit much later than they'd have wanted, is a major boost for their season.
4 No penalty?
It is one of the game's great frustrations. Almost as if the rules for giving a foul after different inside the penalty box and outside of it. Managers and players can bemoan "soft" penalties that go against them, but similar fouls are often given in all other areas of the pitch without much thought.
Alexander-Arnold was playing a dangerous game when he lent into Sessegnon in the first-half with the Tottenham man heading goalwards. The hosts were demanding a penalty that never came, even after a VAR check. It serves to highlight the inconsistencies that exist just 24 hours after Joao Cancelo saw red when he committed a similar foul on Fulham's Harry Wilson.
5 Can we play you every week?
Liverpool really do love playing against the side from north London. A 4-1 win for Tottenham at Wembley back in 2017 is seen as a bit of a watershed moment for the Reds under Klopp as they quickly addressed their defensive woes by recruiting Virgil van Dijk.
But it must also be heralded as the rarest of wins for Tottenham, given it is their only success against the Merseyside outfit in 19 attempts - which has now been extended to 20 after Liverpool preserved their unbeaten record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - winning for a third time in their four visits.
