Thomas Frank’s team found the fight before Christmas. Not until they were two goals behind and down to 10 men, it’s true, but with disruption subs Richarlison and Joao Palhinha on the rampage and Cristian Romero prowling up front they rattled Liverpool.
It could hardly have been further from what the purists might consider classic Spurs and much closer to what Thomas Frank did so well when at Brentford.
Richarlison pulled one back and the visitors quaked under the frenzy of pace and aerial attack. They struggled to stem the tide even when Romero was sent off, leaving his team to finish the game with nine men.