Igor Tudor has been unable to claim many positives in his short Tottenham reign but he has finally earned the first point of his tenure. Spurs were a match for the Premier League champions and, after missing a collection of chances, the former Everton forward Richarlison became the most unpopular of villains.
After Guglielmo Vicario failed to keep out a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, it felt as if a Liverpool victory was inevitable but they could not build on the opener, a frequent shortcoming. Tudor was planning for a familiar feeling at the final whistle until Richarlison fittingly scored with a scuffed effort at the end of a match short on quality. It was the Brazilian’s sixth clear-cut chance, with the previous misses giving the expectation that Tottenham were set for a familiar feeling.
