Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham: 'A defining few weeks for Spurs, Harry Kane & Daniel Levy'

Harry Kane (left) was seen consoling Lucas Moura (right) astatine full-time, aft the Brazilian gave the shot distant successful the build-up to Liverpool's winner

Harry Kane wore an look that was a substance of devastation and bewilderment arsenic Tottenham's players slumped to the level erstwhile Liverpool snatched a last-gasp victor successful an Anfield thriller.

And however volition Kane presumption it each erstwhile this play ends with 1 twelvemonth near connected his contract, different play has passed without success, and Spurs president Daniel Levy is looking for yet different manager?

This was a chaotic Anfield juncture wherever each Spurs beingness was there, from the aboriginal surrender that gave Liverpool a 3-0 pb wrong 15 minutes, done to Richarlison's wounded clip equaliser that was answered wrong seconds by Diogo Jota's victor for Liverpool.

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Spurs adjacent look to beryllium playing tricks connected the minds of their fans, with immoderate leaving aft 15 minutes and those remaining demanding different refund akin to the 1 they received from the players pursuing the 6-1 debacle astatine Newcastle United.

They past offered the benignant of anticipation that has been sidesplitting Spurs fans for years, a stirring comeback with chaotic scenes of solemnisation astatine Richarlison's leveller transformed into desolation arsenic Jota struck.

As mayhem unfolded, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrated wildly and needlessly successful beforehand of the 4th authoritative John Brooks, losing power connected the touchline erstwhile much and pulling a hamstring successful the process, portion Spurs counterpart Ryan Mason raged astatine the injustice of Jota being connected the transportation aft his precocious footwear injured Oliver Skipp.

When the somesthesia dropped Kane gave an honorable appraisal arsenic helium admitted: "The array doesn't lie. Where we are doesn't lie. We've got immoderate fantastic players but arsenic a squad we aren't playing bully capable collectively."

Indeed, successful that opening 15 minutes it looked similar the Spurs players whitethorn person to unfastened a lasting bid to repay disgruntled fans aft mounting the somewhat questionable precedent of forking retired for the travel to Tyneside.

After that Spurs created the amended chances and should person earned a constituent worthy of solemnisation until Jota stole it away.

Kane's dejection was understandable arsenic helium looks nary person to the archetypal trophy of his vocation and the anticipation of playing successful the Champions League adjacent play slipped adjacent further into the distance.

This lone adds to the content that these are present defining weeks up for Spurs, their grounds goalscorer and president Daniel Levy.

The cardinal question is what tin Spurs perchance connection Kane to marque him enactment beyond the last twelvemonth of his contract? What tin Levy conjure up to debar the dilemma of selling England's skipper this summertime oregon look the imaginable of losing him for thing a twelvemonth on?

Levy is connected the hunt for his adjacent manager aft the failures of Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte. Will helium unafraid a name, Julian Nagelsmann perhaps, that could transportation Kane to widen his vocation successful northbound London?

Harry Kane scored his 208th Premier League extremity to determination level with Wayne Rooney arsenic the competitions second-highest scorer

Disappointments specified arsenic this volition not adhd to Levy's powers of persuasion and determination is simply a increasing consciousness that Kane, astatine least, whitethorn propulsion for a parting of the ways this summer, with Manchester United reportedly already doing owed diligence connected whether a woody tin beryllium done for a subordinate who volition beryllium 30 successful July.

These are pivotal weeks connected and disconnected the transportation that volition signifier the aboriginal astatine Spurs.

Spurs fans made their discontent known large and wide perceive arsenic they chanted "Daniel Levy Get Out Of Our Club" with Liverpool moving riot aboriginal connected and the president perchance fearing helium whitethorn person to pen different nationalist apology to a long-suffering fanbase.

Instead Spurs, arsenic they person done truthful often this season, woke up excessively precocious and started to play erstwhile they were 3-0 down, the menace and quality of the last 70 minutes the sharpest of contrasts to a lamentable archetypal 20.

It is apt Spurs volition beryllium battling it retired with Liverpool and others for a spot successful the Europa League adjacent season. Liverpool person slim hopes of a spot successful the Champions League but victories for Manchester United and Newcastle United marque that an progressively agelong shot.

Whether Harry Kane volition beryllium determination with them is 1 of galore dilemmas facing president Levy and Spurs. Harry Kane wore an look that was a substance of devastation and bewilderment arsenic Tottenham's players slumped to the level erstwhile Liverpool snatched a last-gasp victor successful an Anfield thriller.

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