Jamie Carragher slams Tottenham 'shambles' in ruthless Liverpool verdict

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Liverpool put three past a porous Tottenham Hotspur defence in the first half in North London.

Tottenham Hotspur were slammed for 'organised chaos' at the back as Liverpool stormed to a 3-1 lead against Ange Postecoglou's side in the final Premier League fixture before Christmas.

Luis Diaz opened the scoring for the visitors after 23 minutes and Arne Slot's men found themselves 2-0 up less than 15 minutes later with Alexis MacAllister on the scoresheet. The Reds looked as if they could have the meeting wrapped up by half time but a persistent James Maddison whipped home from the edge of the box and past a flat-footed Alisson minutes before the break.

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Any hopes of a Spurs comeback were pushed back once again by the title chasers when Trent Alexander-Arnold hooked a long ball forward with Dominik Szoboszlai making no mistake with his finish when slotted through by Mohamed Salah on the break.

Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher slam Spurs first half performance

Speaking at half time, former Tottenham Hotspur star Jamie Redknapp didn't hold back in his criticism of the London side's defensive work. Speaking on Sky Sports, the pundit said: "Organised class from Liverpool, organised chaos from Tottenham. That's the difference.

Szoboszlai celebrates scoring against Spurs.Szoboszlai celebrates scoring against Spurs.
Szoboszlai celebrates scoring against Spurs. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images202

"You've got a player like Trent who can put a ball into amazing areas with such ease. He's already got the picture, he can see it that Diaz is going to make that run. He puts it into a perfect area and it's a fantastic header. From Tottenham's point of view, Sarr is marking and he's got to stay and track the run, he doesn't."

Picking up on the second goal, Carragher added: "Two defenders from Spurs get involved here and they aren't great either of them. They haven't really got a commanding centre-back - if it's Van Dijk he's heading that away. The goalkeeper is too slow to react.

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“If Tottenham could have got to half time at 2-1, it would have been a miracle. They’ve been absolutely battered in this first half. As soon as it goes 2-1 up a few minutes before half time, your full back should not be pressing Trent Alexander-Arnold. Get to half time and then sort out whatever needs to be sorted out, because something needs to be sorted out.”

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