Tottenham player ratings: Spurs get what they deserve at Liverpool

Erik Lamela-7.5

The Argentine attacker performed exactly how one of the senior players should have once he came on as a second half substitute. He really helped the Spurs attack grow quickly into the match after his insertion.

The penalty he earned his club was pretty soft, but he had a better shout for a kick from the spot just a few minutes later. Average the two incidents together and one penalty earned was the right result.

More than that, Lamela really showed solid composure on the ball. Playing as a number ten might be his best position. Perhaps it’s he who should be challenging Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli for playing time there?

Georges-Kevin N’Koudou-7

Many Tottenham fans killed the French starlet for giving away the ball for Liverpool’s first goal, but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. He was the victim of plain bad luck when he slipped and gave the ball away on the break.

If you wipe that incident out of your mind, he put in a pretty good shift. He was really the only Spurs midfielder who looked threatening in the match’s first half. N’Koudou ran out of steam in the second stanza, but made a compelling case for additional playing time.