"It felt like WE were the ones down to nine men!"
"To be honest, I thought against nine we would be able to keep them away from our goal, Slot said. But it looked as if we were down to nine, because it was attack after attack after attack."
Liverpool secured a 2-1 win at Tottenham despite both teams finishing with nine men after red cards for Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero. Liverpool went 2-0 up before Richarlison reduced the deficit shortly before Romero’s dismissal. Manager Arne Slot expressed frustration that his side faced sustained Tottenham attacks despite the numerical advantage and expected an easier finish. Slot said he had thought his team would keep Tottenham away from their goal when Spurs were reduced to nine men. Alexander Isak suffered an injury that compounds his ongoing fitness struggles, with no concrete medical update yet.
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