The defender turned the ball into his own net in injury time, ultimately meaning the Brazilian goalkeeper's heroics were in vain
The flashpoint of the first half came when Curtis Jones made a challenge on Yves Bissouma, and went over the top of the ball to make contact with the midfielder's ankle. While he was initially shown a yellow card, VAR intervened and the decision was upgraded to a red, leaving Liverpool with 10 men.
The Reds attempted to rally and thought they had the lead when Luis Diaz scored a superb goal, but it was ruled out for offside, and mere minutes later, Son Heung-min opened the scoring for Spurs, as he finished a delightful Richarlison cut-back.
Liverpool equalised on the stroke of half-time, as Cody Gakpo span brilliantly in the area and finished powerfully after Virgil van Dijk knocked down a delicious delivery from Dominik Szoboszlai, although he appeared to hurt himself in the process and was substituted at the interval.
In the second half, amazingly, Liverpool were reduced to nine men, as substitute Diogo Jota was sent off for two yellow cards.
Alisson Becker had to be at his brilliant best throughout the second half to keep Spurs at bay, saving from both Son and James Maddison in brilliant fashion, but he was beaten by a late Joel Matip own goal after a Pedro Porro cross, leaving all of the good work undone.
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Goalkeeper & Defence
Alisson Becker (8/10):
Way out of position for Son's goal but he made superb saves from Maddison and Son early in the second half to keep Liverpool in the game. No chance with Matip's own goal.
Joe Gomez (6/10):
Deputising for the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold. Nowhere to be seen when Richarlison set up Son's goal but did fine otherwise, and kept the Brazilian quiet outside of his assist. Subbed after Liverpool went down to nine.
Joel Matip (5/10):
Dealt well with Son in the main before the South Korean was subbed. Had to put his body on the line and did so without complaint but then scored a devastating late own goal to give Spurs all three points.
Virgil van Dijk (7/10):
Played Richarlison onside in the build-up to his goal but assisted Gakpo's effort with a smart header. Marshalled a depleted Reds side superbly in the second half and never looked flustered.
Andrew Robertson (6/10):
Got forward and forced a save from Vicario early on and seemed to deal with Kulusevski's trickery, limiting the Swede's influence on the game. Did, however, let the cross come in before Matip's own goal.
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Midfield
Dominik Szoboszlai (6/10):
Such a superb passing range and delivered the ball for Gakpo's goal. Had to do more defending than he would usually expect, but did so well.
Alexis Mac Allister (4/10):
Struggled after Jones' red card, with Spurs pressing up on him due to his isolation. Shown a yellow card, and just never seemed to get up to the pace of the game. Subbed late on. He's struggling in this Reds side.
Curtis Jones (2/10):
Sent off after a dreadful challenge on Yves Bissouma, despite his protestations.
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Attack
Mohamed Salah (7/10):
Played a brilliant pass that Diaz should have scored from on the stroke of half-time. Booked for kicking the ball way in the second half but was comfortably Liverpool's most dangerous player before his substitution.
Cody Gakpo (7/10):
Forced a good save from Vicario early on and scored the equaliser, spinning and finishing brilliantly in the Spurs box. Appeared to hurt himself in the process, and was subbed off for Diogo Jota at half-time.
Luis Diaz (6/10):
Scored after the half-hour mark with a superb finish but saw it ruled out for offside. Continually ran at the Spurs defence and had them panicking, but he could not get on the scoresheet himself before his substitution.
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Subs & Manager
Diogo Jota (2/10):
On for Gakpo at half-time. Booked twice, and was sent off, although his first yellow card came after a foul in which he didn't make contact with Destiny Udogie. Still, a silly sending off that will have infuriated Jurgen Klopp, given the Reds were already down to 10.
Wataru Endo (6/10):
On for Luis Diaz. A busy presence in midfield.
Ibrahima Konate (6/10):
On for Joe Gomez and slotted into the defence.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (5/10)
On for Salah to add another body in the defence. Got done by Manor Solomon a couple of times down the right.
Ryan Gravenberch (6/10):
On for Mac Allister with 10 minutes to go and kept Liverpool ticking.
Jurgen Klopp (6/10):
Opted not to change his formation after Jones' sending off but made sweeping changes after Jota was dismissed, setting his Reds side up in a 5-3-0 formation. It so nearly worked, as the Reds were undone by Matip's late own goal.