Jamie Carragher speaking after Liverpool thumped Tottenham (Picture: Sky Sports)
Jamie Carragher fired a warning to Arsenal and Chelsea after Liverpool thumped Tottenham 6-3 to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Liverpool’s sensational forward play and Tottenham’s defensive vulnerability resulted in a chaotic nine-goal affair in north London on Sunday afternoon.
Spurs fans had hope when James Maddison got one back after Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister had put the visitors 2-0 up but Liverpool scored again on the stroke of half-time through Dominik Szoboszlai.
Mohamed Salah scored twice in seven second-half minutes to put Liverpool 5-1 up before Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke got two goals back for the hosts.
But any hopes of a stunning comeback were ended when Diaz scored his second and Liverpool’s sixth.
The remarkable win leaves Liverpool four points clear at the top of the table on Christmas Day, with Chelsea and Arsenal currently leading the chasing pack.
‘That feels like a really big win,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports after the 6-3 win. ‘I felt this was a big win coming here today.
Liverpool sealed an emphatic win in north London (Picture: Getty)
‘I do think there will be a slight frustration in the dressing room that it didn’t finish 6-1 but that might even be a good thing because it shows them they can’t let that happen again.
‘I thought Chelsea were outstanding and if you’re Arsenal or Chelsea and you’re watching that, you’re thinking “this lot will take some stopping”. It could have been worse for Tottenham really.’
Carragher added: ‘That press conference on Friday from Arne Slot was hilarious. People thought he was defending Ange – I don’t believe that for one minute.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs were thumped by the league leaders (Picture: Getty)
‘Slot was desperate for Tottenham to play the same way as they played Man Utd and they did.
‘Liverpool could have scored 10. Everyone I spoke to, Liverpool supporters said it was obvious.’
Salah praised Liverpool’s performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but admitted the team ‘needed to improve’ defensively after conceding three goals against Spurs.
Liverpool scored six goals in a chaotic Christmas cracker (Picture: Getty)
‘We were quite good up front but defensively we need to improve as a team,’ said Salah, who will be out of contract next summer.
‘Conceding three goals is quite hard. It’s a good result, hopefully we just keep going.
‘We expected that [a chaotic game], the way they play, they open the game, they enjoy their football, physically tough and mentally we always have to be in the game.
‘They don’t change much the way they play, it’s intense. City came here and struggled, other teams too. I’m happy we won because they play an intense game.’
Carragher also heaped praise on Salah, who became the first player in Premier League history to score 10 goals and make 10 assists before Christmas.
‘Unbelievable. He is a phenomenon,’ Carragher said of the Anfield forward. ‘He is probably in the top five players to have ever played for Liverpool football club.
‘Let’s not forget, they’re the most successful team in this country and they’ve had some legendary players.’
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