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Liverpool may have climbed into the coveted Champions League spots this season, but a 1-1 stalemate with a struggling Tottenham did little to quell the speculation surrounding the team's head coach on Sunday.
As always, Liverpool.com was at Anfield to deliver our comprehensive match-day coverage. We covered our player ratings, immediate reaction, big-game verdict, thoughtful analysis, and the responses of both Arne Slot and Igor Tudor in detail.
Our colleagues from the national media were also present to offer their own perspectives on a deeply frustrating draw for the Reds and their struggling boss, Slot. Here is their take on Sunday's game.
Andy Dunn — The Mirror
Dunn writes in The Mirror: "Igor Tudor, whose calamitous spell as Spurs manager could still end soon, leapt into and punched the air, while Slot could only shake his head in disbelief.
"This result was a significant blow for Slot and Liverpool but a bigger issue for the Dutchman is the growing discontent around Anfield.
"The nature of the setback — Liverpool yet again conceding a late goal — was certain to prompt some jeering but there was not a great amount of enthusiasm for the home performance ahead of Richarlison's leveller.
"In fact, Liverpool had only been ahead through a goalkeeping error. This season, Liverpool have now conceded eight Premier League goals in the 90th minute or later and they have dropped seven points from winning positions at Anfield. No wonder the locals jeered."
Mike McGrath — The Telegraph
McGrath writes in The Telegraph: "With jeers at the final whistle after the 1-1 draw, there were questions raised about whether Arne Slot is the right man to lead the club forward beyond this season."
Paul Joyce — The Times
Joyce wrote in The Times: "Cry, Igor Tudor had said, or fight. The sight of the Croat, fist raised as he celebrated on the touchline, showed Tottenham Hotspur opted for the latter and, for now, the sob stories can be cast aside."
Joyce added: "How much of Tottenham's competence was down to Liverpool's insecurities can be debated, although the boos from the home supporters spoke volumes and confirmed the paucity of the hosts' offering.
"No one inside Anfield was surprised at yet another late sting in the tail, or the calamitous defending that preceded it, with Arne Slot's side sleepwalking to another terrible result in their pursuit of Champions League football."
Paul Gorst — Liverpool ECHO
Gorst wrote in the Liverpool ECHO: "How galling it should be for the Premier League champions to become the first side not to beat Igor Tudor's Tottenham, a tragicomedy team who are perilously close to playing Championship football in August themselves."
Gorst added: "Outside of another Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, Liverpool failed to break down a side who had conceded 21 goals to their hosts in the previous six games. That list includes the match from 11 months ago, when a 5-1 win at Anfield preceded some of the greatest scenes ever witnessed at this famous old venue as the title was confirmed in front of 60,000 fans.
"That feels a like a lifetime ago now for everyone concerned but the flickering of those joyous memories has maybe kept Slot's job safe from serious, internal scrutiny this long."
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