The Premier League may be without any title race of note but that hasn't stopped the top six from producing some absolutely barnstorming spectacles this season.
Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were the latest duo to serve up a sensational game. The tie finished 2-2 after a 91st minute Mo Salah strike seemed to have sealed the game for Jurgen Klopp's side until a last-gasp Harry Kane penalty brought the sides level in the 95 minute.
HUGE CALL FROM THE LINESMAN! #LIVTOT pic.twitter.com/xqQRh7g16H
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) February 4, 2018
Liverpool are the most exciting team in football right now. Every game is a thriller regardless of the result.
— Nick (@NickRTFM) February 4, 2018
Enough talking points and controversy in the last 15 mins of Liverpool and Spurs to fill a small book
— Bobby McMahon (@BobbyMcMahon25) February 4, 2018
We spend a lot of time berating officials but to make that call in injury time at the Kop takes serious guts. #LIVTOT
— The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) February 4, 2018
Interesting thing with those two late penalties, VAR would not have made the decisions any clearer. Even watching them back here over and over the room is divided. #LIVTOT
— Danny Baker (@prodnose) February 4, 2018
That is why the Premier League is the fucking elite, what a game.#LIVTOT
— Al Foran (@ImpressionistAL) February 4, 2018
Thought Sunday was supposed to be a day of rest! What a finish to any game! Wanyama's bullet! Salah's brilliance! Kane's bottle for the penalty for his 100th PL goal. I mean, come on! #LIVTOT 2-2
— Jim White (@JimWhite) February 4, 2018
A huge amount of debate has centered around the two penalties awarded to Spurs, one of which was converted by Harry Kane to salvage his side a point. However, the quality of the finishes themselves also deserve mention, as Victor Wanyama landed a thundering strike into the top corner while Salah tore the Spurs defence to shreds before chipping over Hugo Lloris.
Given the level of debate, it has provoked, despite multiple reviewings and camera angles, it also poses the question as to just how effective VAR will be? A huge amount of these decisions are subjective, and while Van Dijk did not touch the ball, he did seem to pull out of the challenge as well.
The fixture marks the start of a challenging run of games for Liverpool as they prepare for Southampton away, Porto, West Ham and Manchester United in the coming weeks.
As for Spurs, the point leaves Pochettino's men in 5th place.
