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Liverpool will spend Christmas four points clear at the top of the Premier League, Postecoglou rounds on critics, United lose again

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Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring Liverpool’s fifth against Tottenham. Photo: AP

Published: 7:30am, 23 Dec 2024Updated: 7:31am, 23 Dec 2024

At this point in the year, if you’re a Tottenham or Manchester United fan, then acceptance of what lies ahead is probably the best option as Christmas Day approaches.

Like getting a pair of socks from Santa, or a real orange instead of a chocolate one, what little bright side there is mainly revolves around knowing things cannot get much worse – or least hoping they can’t.

In contrast, Arne Slot is very much going to enjoy his festive turkey, which coincidentally is what his Liverpool side made Tottenham’s players look like overnight. North London is where we’ll start today’s round-up of what happened while you were sleeping.

A cracking performance

Arne Slot urged “incredible” Liverpool not to step off the gas after the Premier League leaders thrashed Tottenham 6-3 to move four points clear at the top of the table.

Most of the pictures of Ange Postecoglou look like this, you can almost hear the Homer Simpson-like ‘D’oh’. Photo: AFP

Mohamed Salah, who the Post’s Fantasy Premier League specialist Lars Hamer picked to be captain this week, was the catalyst with two goals and two assists, while Luis Diaz also bagged a brace alongside strikes from Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.

James Maddison’s goal for Spurs had made it 3-1 at half-time, and late efforts from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke gave the scoreline a slightly closer look than it deserved.

Slot’s side have won 21 of their 25 games in all competitions this season, a remarkable run that leaves them in pole position to win the title for the first time since 2020, while also competing for the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup.

The definition of madness

So, do we admire Ange Postecoglou for sticking to his principles no matter what, question his sanity for doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, or just sit back and enjoy the ride?