Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino celebrates the winner against Tottenham.
LONDON: Roberto Firmino headed Liverpool to the top of the Premier League as the Brazilian’s last-gasp goal clinched a dramatic 2-1 win against title rivals Tottenham, while troubled Arsenal were held to a draw by Southampton on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead through Mohamed Salah’s deflected strike in the first half of the eagerly-anticipated summit meeting at Anfield.
Son Heung-min’s clinical strike drew Tottenham level before the interval as Jose Mourinho’s counter-attacking game-plan kept Liverpool in check.
But glaring misses from Tottenham forwards Steven Bergwijn and Harry Kane proved costly in the second half.
Firmino, who has found goals at Anfield so hard to come by, made them pay in the 90th minute when the…
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