JOHN BRADLEY: As new stadiums go, they don't come any more modern
or any better than the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,
but Liverpool aren't here as tourists to sightsee Tottenham's new house,
they're here looking to maintain their momentum at the top of the Premier League
and keep that well-oiled engine purring for another week.
Good read by Andy Robertson,
lovely little cushion by Firmino and helped forward by Oxlade-Chamberlain.
And Firmino, it's a lovely touch!
Brilliant block, Firmino again, and Oxlade-Chamberlain!
Still doesn't go in, and Liverpool will wonder how they haven't scored.
GARY GILLESPIE: Well, Tanganga does exceptionally well,
he gets himself in a really good defensive position,
it just looks as if Firmino has an absolute stick-on goal coming up,
he cuts inside, left foot, bending into the far corner,
and then the follow-up from Oxlade-Chamberlain comes off the upright
and goes straight into the goalkeeper's hands.
Liverpool will think, "How the heck have we not scored there?"
JOHN: Liverpool looking to create with Robertson,
and it's an important touch again from the debutant,
who gets in the way of a ball aimed for Firmino.
So what do Liverpool come up with now from the setpiece?
Andy Robertson with his left foot.
Towards Salah, who takes it down beautifully.
And it's Henderson - oh, they're queuing up.
Van Dijk denied by a fine Gazzaniga save.
One maybe that Van Dijk shouldn't have given him the chance to make.
GARY: Mohamed Salah trying to wriggle his way through,
then a lovely little Henderson ball,
I think he would have been offside, Van Dijk,
but wonder why he missed from there.
Credit to Gazzaniga though, he got himself back and made a real good save.
JOHN: That's Gomez.
Breaks nicely for Liverpool, for Firmino.
Now then, what can Liverpool do here?
Trying to dance to create an opening.
Tottenham have again done well to close the door and close the angles,
but that's Salah, that's Firmino, towards Mane!
As good as any move Liverpool have put together so far.
GARY: The Three Amigos have combined there, Salah picks up that pocket of space,
and the early pass creates the crossing opportunity for Firmino.
It's all about the execution of the volley, and on this occasion Mane gets it wrong.
I think in his efforts to get over the top of the ball he's hit it straight into the ground.
JOHN: Touch by Mane, for Wijnaldum.
Sanchez did well to come across and read it.
Now under pressure from Salah.
Cleared only as far as Mane,
does well to keep the ball in play and win Liverpool a throw.
Didn't have a right to keep that in play really, Mane.
That's Henderson.
And it breaks for Roberto Firmino!
Liverpool's roadman scores away from home again,
and after chance and chance and chance went a-begging,
Roberto Firmino makes sure that one hits the back of the net, and he hits it hard.
GARY: He had the earlier chance at the start of the game,
he thought he'd maybe scored then, it was with his left foot as well,
and one this occasion it's a power effort more than placement.
Just put your foot through it, across the goalkeeper.
It's a lovely little dummy that sets up the chance for him,
it's the youngster Tanganga that dives in a little bit.
He's not really got a lot of space to work in, Firmino, but it's enough.
And with the quality of the strike,
Gazzaniga doesn't have much of a chance.
JOHN: Dele Alli.
Dangerous, and Salah will run onto it,
it's still Salah!
GARY: It's Firmino that wins the ball,
ideally Salah would have wanted to get across the defender,
he can't do that, and on that occasion,
how many times have we seen him open his body up and bend it into the far corner?
Again, he didn't really have that option.
JOHN: That looked a foul by Tanganga, Martin Atkinson lets it go on
and this is Lucas Moura, who buys himself a yard!
And shoots wide, and Liverpool are absolutely furious with the referee here.
GARY: Well, from our position it certainly looked a free kick on Henderson.
But this is an opportunity again for Moura.
Again Joe Gomez is in a position where he kind of blocks the shot
without actually doing anything.
JOHN: Tottenham's first half summed up by them not managing to complete 100 passes,
but they might be able to complete an important one here,
cos Dele Alli has made a big run at goal, Virgil van Dijk with the challenge.
Once, twice, it comes to Eriksen, and now Aurier!
And that's a good save, cos that was going with some force.
GARY: It's a mix-up between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez
that really allows the Tottenham play to happen.
Dele Alli just drives into the 18-yard box, decent challenge by Virgil van Dijk
but it's a really good save by Alisson Becker.
JOHN: Oh, and it's given away casually by Dele Alli.
Alderweireld's header, comes towards Salah, flag stays down,
Firmino!
Liverpool could have been out of sight now.
GARY: He doesn't deal with it that well, Alderweireld, can't get any power on it.
And Roberto Firmino, just maybe a little too predictable.
JOHN: Liverpool have had to weather a little pressure from Spurs in this second half.
Now trying to put a bit of their own on.
Beautiful, Robertson and Lallana.
And Robertson wins the ball and moves it on, and he's hurt.
The Tottenham man is hurt as well - play goes on, it comes to Salah.
Alexander-Arnold, they're queuing up in the middle, it's towards Mane!
Good save.
GARY: Liverpool probing, pressing. Can't generate too much power, Mane,
gets it on target, forces the save from the keeper, which is not the best one,
because he palmed it out into a really dangerous area.
JOHN: Good challenge by Lo Celso, and it's Son!
That's a big chance. Ohh, big, big chance.
GARY: That was the one opportunity, they've been quiet for 10-15 minutes,
Liverpool again cause their own problems, and really, Son should be doing better.
You can see there, clearly leans back on the strike.
There's a little pressure on him, not a great deal,
Trent Alexander-Arnold does exceptionally well to get back in there.
JOHN: Henderson won it, but then in steps Winks.
Lots of effort from Tottenham, but will they get a reward for it?
Son, for Aurier, four wait in the middle.
It's a lovely ball - oh!
I was about to say it's a fantastic goal - but it isn't,
because the chance is missed by Lo Celso. You won't get a better one than that.
GARY: He just gets too much on it.
It's a lovely ball from Aurier, such a dangerous pass,
and you just think, any contact, he's got to score.
And the contact is just a little too much.
They can't believe it, he can't believe it.
JOHN: Salah.
Is there one explosion from Liverpool?
It's Firmino.
Origi.
That's a lovely little skip.
Still Divock Origi!
That would have been some goal.
GARY: Well, it's so tight on the D there, edge of the 18-yard box,
he does really well to shift it onto his right foot, and such a short backlift.
Gets a good strike on it.
JOHN: They've had to dig deep in this second half.
Liverpool have done more than enough to win the game...
but they had to dig deep to make sure they did get the victory.
Jose Mourinho's attempts to end Liverpool's run falter,
because of the resilience and the ability
and just the defining qualities of this Liverpool team.
It's three today, on Liverpool's first ever visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,
thanks to Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool's road warrior striking again.