Tottenham earned a 1-1 draw against Liverpool courtesy of Richarlison’s late equaliser.
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Tottenham Hotspur boss Igor Tudor saluted his depleted side for battling to a share of the spoils against Liverpool.
Under-pressure Tudor gained his first point in the Premier League since taking over the North London hot seat with a 1-1 draw at Anfield. Richarlison scored a 90th-minute equaliser for Spurs, who had been banging on the door beforehand.
Liverpool opened the scoring in the 18th minute through Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick. While the Reds had chances to extend the advantage, they were wasteful in front of goal and Tottenham took full advantage.
Spurs edged a point above the relegation zone in their bid to survive. They were without 13 first-team players against Liverpool, including key centre-back duo Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, as well as midfielders Joao Palhina, Conor Gallagher and Rodrigo Bentancur.
And while Tudor toasted a precious point, he knows Tottenham still have to make marked improvements to avoid the drop. He said: “Nice, some fresh air, some good things for the confidence of the players, everyone again around the club and especially the fans. Good team spirit, seeing the circumstances the team was in today, coming here at Anfield with 12 [outfield] players, what we already know.
“So this is something big. We stayed in the game, we believed, I felt that we could score the goal, the players also felt it, so, ok, it's nice. It's a long way to our goal, which is to stay in the Premier League, still a lot of games to play, but today was important to show what they showed, independently of the result. When you are honest, you need to be honest, give everything, then the football will give you back.
“That was my words before the game, so this happened today. As I said, it was not easy, and now we need to see now what to do in these two games, in front of us, to see who is able to play, who is not able to play, who is injured, who is not injured, so it's not easy. We continue to have problems from that point of view, the numbers, but that's why this result is even more important.”