Robertson, who has played an underlapping role for Slot, overlapped Cody Gakpo (and sometimes stayed deeper when Gakpo played wide), while Alexander-Arnold put up 10 crosses — his most for almost a year, since 13 against Newcastle United on New Year’s Day.

Tottenham host Liverpool in the final Premier League fixtures before Christmas. The two sides clash in Sunday’s late kick off at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium with both in search of three points. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs have come under pressure in recent weeks with the manager being accused of stubbornly sticking to the same gameplan when things are going wrong.