Liverpool<\/strong>\u00a0and Spurs played to a draw Saturday at White Hart Lane\u00a0<\/strong>in what was an exciting\u00a0Premier League <\/strong>encounter.<\/strong>\u00a0Jurgen Klopp<\/strong> went into the match under slight pressure following a disappointing defeat at Burnley<\/strong>. Klopp reinstalled the now-fit\u00a0Sadio Mane<\/strong> to the Liverpool frontline. The Senegalese<\/strong>\u00a0pace in behind was a major factor in Liverpool\u2019s\u00a0strong first-half performance.<\/p>\n Spurs started brightly in front of their home fans and had the better of the first exchanges. Liverpool grew into the game and started to win back possession, launching probing counter attacks. Jordan\u00a0<\/strong>Henderson<\/strong> provided aggressive pressing in the opening phases. His willingness to chase down the ball was directly responsible for Philippe Coutinho\u2019s<\/strong> testing Michel Vorm<\/strong> early on.<\/p>\n On a better shooting day, Coutinho could have scored twice. Liverpool were flowing and the openness of the game suited their style of play. Spurs were penned back for large parts of the half and relegated to sparse\u00a0counter attacks of their own. Roberto Firmino<\/strong> was tripped by Erik Lamela\u00a0<\/strong>and the resulting penalty was dispatched by James Milner<\/strong> to give the Reds a thoroughly deserved halftime lead.<\/p>\nGame Recap<\/h2>\n