JOHN BRADLEY: We're a quarter of the way through the Premier League season
and Liverpool are sitting pretty at the top,
and potentially about to have the best start in Premier League history.
Today though, it is a renewal of acquaintances.
Back in Madrid at the start of June,
Tottenham were the opposition as number six came back to Anfield.
Today Tottenham will want to set the record straight
and also improve on what's been a little bit of a topsy-turvy start to the season
for Mauricio Pochettino's side.
Gazzaniga in goal of course because of
the horrific arm injury sustained by Hugo Lloris.
Here's Sissoko.
Steps away from two challenges in midfield, and here's Son.
Deflection, and down, and in, and Tottenham lead!
There are appeals for offside, but Tottenham Hotspur have got themselves in front
through Harry Kane.
GARY GILLESPIE: Liverpool give the ball away in midfield,
they've got plenty of players there to try and win it back,
it's the deflection that really causes the problem.
Just look at Kane's position, he's certainly onside.
Strikers are all about being in the right place at the right time,
and you have to say Harry Kane was the first to react.
Tottenham off to a wonderful start.
JOHN: Lovren.
Lovely touch, Salah!
And in the end it's just a little too close to Gazzaniga.
GARY: It's a little flick down, thought Salah might have released Firmino on his left.
JOHN: Salah.
That's for Firmino, how's he managed to find him there?
Salah again!
Really good save by Gazzaniga, Firmino!
Liverpool clicking into gear and nearly finding a way through.
GARY: This is the best passage of play Liverpool have had,
again it's the Salah-Firmino combination.
It's a wonderful save by the goalkeeper, the follow-up from Firmino too,
really a top-class save.
Liverpool have got good pressure on Tottenham at this moment in time.
Salah caught by Son.
JOHN: Well, it's been lots of possession and pressure for Liverpool since they went behind.
Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk!
Well, it was probably going over anyway, but Gazzaniga helped it away.
GARY: In the space of two minutes he's made three top-class saves.
If anything it's gonna hit the crossbar, but he's not to know that.
JOHN: Robertson.
Running Winks, beats Winks.
Alexander-Arnold!
Fantastic strike and a great response from Gazzaniga.
And Salah.
Another good block.
Van Dijk.
Oh, Liverpool turning the screw here.
And Tottenham have stood up to it.
GARY: When you come to places like Anfield you've got to be on your mettle,
every one of you, and especially the goalkeeper,
he's just made four world-class saves.
JOHN: Alexander-Arnold, Sadio Mane!
Well, for him, a big chance.
GARY: Think he had to be offside, surely? No, he's not.
Ohh, it's a great opportunity.
JOHN: Henderson.
Alderweireld with the header. Fabinho.
Sissoko won it, Fabinho won it back, then Sissoko, credit to him.
And then lost it - oh, that's an awful tackle by Rose.
That's at least yellow.
GARY: When you fly in like that you're certainly not in control of your body.
Had that made contact with Jordan Henderson,
it certainly would have been a sore one.
JOHN: Liverpool end up with another free kick and Henderson is up on his feet.
Alexander-Arnold, it's round the back for Firmino.
Oh! And whereas last year in the last minute the little ricochet off the defender went in,
this time it falls straight to Paulo Gazzaniga.
GARY: Use of an elbow maybe on Virgil van Dijk, Sanchez palms him off with an elbow.
JOHN: Tottenham have lost their way as an attacking force
in the face of this Liverpool pressure, it only takes one moment though
when you've got such a potent line-up.
Firmino's there! Saved again by Gazzaniga.
What on earth do Liverpool have to do to beat this man today?
GARY: This is a beauty from Andy Robertson.
And it's Firmino at the back post again. Needs a little more power on the header.
JOHN: That's for Son, who's got away from the goalkeeper!
Should have scored and doesn't, misses an open goal.
GARY: Well, it's all happened in the first couple minutes of this second half,
both teams probably should have scored.
JOHN: The one thing about this Liverpool side under Jürgen Klopp is,
when they're behind, they will come out all guns blazing,
and Klopp will give them the weapons as well.
Fabinho.
He gets it back, looks for Firmino, comes to Henderson!
Jordan Henderson with a captain's goal for Liverpool!
Everyone else was screaming for a penalty, the Liverpool captain wasn't,
he just ran on and scored.
GARY: It would have been interesting had Henderson not put it in the back of the net,
because I think there was a push by Danny Rose,
but Henderson plays to the whistle, experience,
there's a bit of a gap at the far post, it's a little bit of a swinger,
I'm sure Jordan won't mind me saying that,
because it ends up in the back of the net.
And Liverpool are back on level terms.
JOHN: Oh, Sanchez has lost it, Firmino!
How's Gazzaniga saved that? He's sat on it!
GARY: That's inches away from slipping through his legs.
JOHN: Fabinho with time, there's the header!
Well, that was the chance for Gini Wijnaldum, it's straight at Gazzaniga.
Here's Eriksen.
Couldn't really do anything with it cos Son was offside,
and it means Mane can go off on the surge.
Aurier's done well, there's the challenge on the Liverpool man.
Penalty kick! Well, Serge Aurier did so well at first,
and then just seemed to stumble on the ball.
GARY: He does really well, Mane, because he just gets his leg in between the ball
and Aurier, and Aurier's trying to kick the ball, isn't he?
He doesn't see Mane coming and makes full contact with the Senegalese player's legs.
JOHN: Well, Paulo Gazzaniga has had a quite magnificent game for Tottenham,
he's the reason they're not trailing. Salah...
Emphatically smashes the ball home and Liverpool have come from behind,
and Mohamed Salah scores against Spurs again.
GARY: He must love playing against Tottenham.
It's not the best penalty in the world, to be quite honest,
and the game Gazzaniga's had you'd expect him to make a better fist of that.
Little bit leaden-footed.
But Liverpool and Salah won't mind,
and the fans certainly won't.
Liverpool in the lead.
JOHN: Joined Paris Saint-Germain very young, didn't really force his way through.
There is a little traffic in the way when you play there. Here's Ndombele.
That's Rose round the back, he's in here!
Oh, and he lost his composure.
GARY: He got caught in the headlights, didn't he?
Does exceptionally well to make the overlap and cut in,
obviously not his favoured foot.
JOHN: Ndombele, they've worked their way through two Liverpool players there
and found Dele Alli, and there's four arriving in the penalty area.
It comes out to Ndombele, and that's Son!
GARY: It has to be really special to beat Alisson from there,
he hits it well enough but it's too close to the goalkeeper.
And even a simple little save like that, at this stage of the game - vitally important.
JOHN: Kane, Rose, deflected off Joe Gomez.
Tottenham corner.
Not done yet.
Gazzaniga is coming as well.
Tension unbelievable at Anfield.
Toby Alderweireld has put it straight into Alisson's gloves.
Fabinho.
They have an unbelievable amount of character, this Liverpool team.
The unbeaten run at Anfield extended to 45 league games,
the gap at the top of the Premier League is six points,
it's a massive win for the leaders.