London: Tottenham Hotspur brutally exposed Liverpool’s defensive frailties as Harry Kane plundered two more goals in his side’s 4-1 Premier League romp at the Wembley Stadium where Argentina football great Diego Maradona made a presence, Sunday.
In other game, Everton dropped into the bottom three after Arsenal came from a goal down to earn an emphatic 5-2 victory at the Goodison Park. Tottenham Hotspur
In front of 80,000 fans, the biggest ever Premier League attendance, Kane took his league tally to eight for the season with his side’s first and fourth goals.
Son Heung-min and Dele Alli were also on target for Spurs while Mohamed Salah’s reply had briefly given Juergen Klopp’s side hope.
Tottenham’s win put them level on 20 points with second-placed Manchester United and five behind leaders Manchester City while Liverpool dropped to ninth place on 13 points.
Earlier, Wayne Rooney curled a stunning 12th-minute opener into the net to give his side the lead. Arsenal however equalized through Nacho Monreal’s close range shot five minutes before the break.
The Gunners took the lead in the 53rd minute via a Mesut Ozil header. Idrissa Gueye was dismissed 15 minutes later after collecting a second yellow card.
Alexandre Lacazette struck the third for Arsenal in the 74th minute and late strikes from Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez, coming either side of an Oumar Niasse consolation, capped a victory that moves Arsenal up to fifth.
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