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UK media accuses Liverpool of 'sleepwalking' vs Tottenham as boos addressed

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Liverpool may have climbed into the coveted Champions League spots this season, but a 1-1 stalemate with a struggling Tottenham did little to quell the speculation surrounding the team's head coach on Sunday. As always, Liverpool.com was at Anfield to deliver our comprehensive match-day coverage.



Here is their take on Sunday's game. Liverpool players react after Richarlison scores Tottenham's late goal (Image: Getty Images) "In fact, Liverpool had only been ahead through a goalkeeping error.

The sight of the Croat, fist raised as he celebrated on the touchline, showed Tottenham Hotspur opted for the latter and, for now, the sob stories can be cast aside." Joyce added: "How much of Tottenham's competence was down to Liverpool's insecurities can be debated, although the boos from the home supporters spoke volumes and confirmed the paucity of the hosts' offering. "No one inside Anfield was surprised at yet another late sting in the tail, or the calamitous defending that preceded it, with Arne Slot's side sleepwalking to another terrible result in their pursuit of Champions League football." Paul Gorst — Liverpool ECHO Gorst wrote in the Liverpool ECHO: "How galling it should be for the Premier League champions to become the first side not to beat Igor Tudor's Tottenham, a tragicomedy team who are perilously close to playing Championship football in August themselves." Gorst added: "Outside of another Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, Liverpool failed to break down a side who had conceded 21 goals to their hosts in the previous six games.