Harry Kane will grab the headlines for his winning goal, but the Spurs midfielder controlled the north London derbyShortly after the only goal of this bruising north London derby Arsène Wenger could be seen standing on the touchline, swirling the skirts of his sodden, quilted gown as he mimed a shove and bellowed the word “Push” at the teeming skies.There are few human beings so adept at conveying a sense of doomed betrayal with just a flourish of those great gangling arms but, to his credit, Wenger accepted after the game that Harry Kane had outmuscled, rather than fouled, his central defence while heading in Tottenham’s winner. Related: Harry Kane header claims the spoils for Spurs against lacklustre Arsenal Related:...
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Sam Allardyce looks to next season, Swansea find belief under Carlos Carvalhal and Liverpool’s defence worthy of praiseGet The Recap, the best of the Guardian’s sport coverageLiverpool’s oft-maligned defence deserved a little credit here. For almost the entire game they kept Spurs at bay, with Dejan Lovren and Virgil van Dijk making important blocks and Loris Karius looking a decisive shot‑stopper. Perhaps Liverpool could have been slightly quicker to close down Victor Wanyama when the Spurs substitute equalised but when Karius stood tall to deny Harry Kane from the penalty spot it appeared the home side had answered most of the criticisms of their defensive solidity. When Mohamed Salah scored at the other end in the 91st minute Anfield was...
Liverpool and Tottenham lived up to Jürgen Klopp’s image of knights in face-to-face combat in a thrilling draw at AnfieldVerily and forsooth, this jousting idea could catch on. Neither of these sides is in a position to tilt for the title but Jürgen Klopp’s image of knights in armour engaged in face-to-facecombat proved surprisingly accurate. No suggestion of parking the bus here, or even leaving the lance at home and just doing battle with the shield. There were never any horses anywhere on show but obviously plenty of Spurs.Perhaps it would not have been so entertainingly open and end-to-end had Eric Dier’s early mistake not handed Liverpool the lead inside three minutes, for Tottenham had little option after that but...
Tottenham’s captain says aggression was the key to sinking Manchester United and wants more of the same at AnfieldHarry Kane started sprinting before the first whistle in Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 Wembley win over Manchester United on Wednesday night and, for Hugo Lloris, it was a moment to symbolise the team. Kane was not the only one. So did Dele Alli and so did Christian Eriksen.Kane got away with encroaching into the United half and, when Jan Vertonghen launched a high ball forward, the striker rose to win the header. Alli arrived at pace and, when the ball broke, there was Eriksen, on the scene without checking his stride, to shoot Tottenham into the lead after 11 seconds. United were shellshocked....