Gary Neville baffled as Liverpool almost commit 'unforgivable' act vs Tottenham
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Liverpool managed to escape with three points against Tottenham despite facing nine men, and Gary Neville claimed that it would have been "unforgivable" if they concededGary Neville was bitterly disappointed with how Liverpool finished the game on Saturday(Image: 2025 James Gill - Danehouse)Former Manchester United star Gary Neville was stunned by Tottenham's late pressure against Liverpool on Saturday, calling it "unforgivable" as the hosts were playing with nine men.Liverpool held on to secure a 2-1 victory in North London following goals from Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, after Richarlison pulled one back with seven minutes remaining. Liverpool had looked dominant throughout the second half, but lost composure when Richardlison breached the defense.Although Liverpool managed to secure a third-straight win, Neville was unimpressed.
"Liverpool have been appalling in the last few minutes," he said live on Sky Sports."It would be unforgivable for them to concede one now."Although Liverpool managed to keep Tottenham at bay, it was a frantic finale in London.Richarlison's late goal led to a frantic finish at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium(Image: 2025 Getty Images)Liverpool head coach Arne Slot didn't appear to be concerned with the ending and was happy with the vast majority of the performance. I’ve stood here many times and liked the performance, and we didn’t get the three points."Slot was also asked why Liverpool appeared to struggle when facing 10 men toward the end of the game, and then nine once Romero had been sent off.
"We didn’t keep the ball when we had the ball — kicked it away, threw it away," Slot said.Hugo Ekitike's header ended up being the winning goal for Liverpool(Image: 2025 Marc Atkins)"It became very hectic and chaotic in the end. The moments when we had, instead of keeping it and playing from foot to foot, we lost it every single time after two seconds."Although it wasn't a comfortable victory, Liverpool appears to have overcome its struggles and is unbeaten since November 26.