Tottenham Hotspur ended Saturday’s breathless 2–1 defeat at home to Liverpool with nine players and plenty of regrets.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said his side were showing signs of improvement in a chaotic 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but bemoaned the loss of record signing Alexander Isak to a potentially serious injury.

Tottenham saw Xavi Simons sent off in the 33rd minute after a VAR review for a challenge on Virgil van Dijk and Christian Romero followed suit after receiving a second yellow card in stoppage time to leave the hosts with nine men.

By the end, Arne Slot’s players were hanging on for a win against a dysfunctional nine-man Tottenham Hotspur team with one of the worst home records in the club’s history – so not all of this felt like a great triumph for the defending Premier League champions.

Match of the Day's Joe Hart criticises Tottenham's ill-discipline in their 2-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, saying Spurs "lost control" in going down to nine men. Watch Match of the Day on iPlayer.

Nine-man Tottenham lost 2-1 against Liverpool despite a valiant comeback attempt today. Alexander Isak injured himself in the process of scoring the opener before Hugo Ekitike added a second with a looping header. Richarlison pulled one back from close range before Cristian Romero was sent off for kicking out at Ibrahima Konate.

Liverpool forward Alexander Isak could be facing a lengthy spell on the sideline after suffering an injury in his team's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

Arne Slot was left to count the cost of Liverpool's chaotic 2-1 win at nine-man Tottenham after Alexander Isak's rare goal was followed by a potentially damaging injury.Slot would only say that Isak's injury was "not a good thing".

Liverpool win 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but the match is marred by red cards received by Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero.

Arne Slot ’s side were chasing an opener during their chaotic 2-1 win over Tottenham, who had been reduced to 10 men, when Liverpool’s two big-money signings – Florian Wirtz and Isak – combined to break the deadlock in the 56th minute.

Thomas Frank has criticised referee John Brooks for his officiating in Tottenham's 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool and questioned the likely three-man ban Xavi Simons' now faces after his red card.