Klopp’s Reds reign begins with draw

JURGEN Klopp’s reign as Liverpool manager began with a few points made but only one gained from an exciting, end-to-end goalless draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane yesterday.
Klopp’s new team displayed signs of the high energy, high-pressing full-throttle footballing style he perfected at Borussia Dortmund, but without the injured Daniel Sturridge in attack, they lacked the guile to break down a resilient Spurs defence.
Spurs though displayed the high-pressing game which their coach Mauricio Pochettino favours but the hosts failed to find a route to goal and in the end a draw was a fair reflection of the game.
Spurs have now stretched their run to eight league matches without defeat since the opening day while Liverpool have drawn six of their last seven games in all competitions with Klopp now a little wiser about his new side.
Liverpool were totally dominant for the first 20 minutes until Spurs began to establish themselves and took charge for the rest of the first half.
Divock Origi had Liverpool’s best scoring chance in that opening spell when he headed against Hugo Lloris’s crossbar from inside the six-yard box. — Reuters..