Liverpool came from behind to move top of the table with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham at Anfield but this was still a setback for their Premier League title hopes
Heung-Min Son's goal early in the second half had threatened to bring a first Premier League home defeat of the season for Jurgen Klopp's side, before Luis Diaz levelled things up late on
 But two points dropped puts Manchester City in charge in the title race
The defending champions can move three points clear with three games to play with a win over Newcastle on Sunday
 And though Liverpool will be disappointed with that outcome, Spurs worked hard to earn the point that takes them within one of fourth-placed Arsenal
The pattern was set from the start, Liverpool dominating possession and Spurs threatening on the counter-attack
 Mohamed Salah, on his 250th appearance for the club, had a shot deflected wide, while Harry Kane had an attempt blocked by Jordan Henderson
Liverpool's best chances of the first half came from the head of Virgil van Dijk - both from left-wing corners
 He missed the target with the first when left free before striking the crossbar with a more difficult chance towards the end of the opening 45 minutes
Pressure appeared to be building when the impressive Diaz played a smart one-two and forced Hugo Lloris into a save but Spurs went up the other end and promptly struck the foot of Alisson's right post through Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's drilled shot from distance
Klopp's side had gone in goalless in their previous two games at Anfield and with Conte's plan working there was no onus on the away side to change the approach - this would surely require patience and ingenuity, perhaps even the will of the home crowd
But Spurs had other ideas
 Harry Kane found space for the first time in the match, fed Ryan Sessegnon on the flank and the young wing-back kept a cool head to find Son unmarked in the middle of the penalty box to slide beyond Alisson and silence most of Anfield
Klopp turned to his bench, bringing on Diogo Jota for Henderson, but with Tottenham defending so deep it was awkward for Liverpool to find any openings
 When Salah thought he had, his fierce shot was heroically blocked by Ben Davies
When the 73rd minute equaliser did come, it was via a deflection
 Unfortunate for Rodrigo Bentancur and Spurs but no more than Diaz deserved for being the most enterprising player on the pitch for much of the game
 It restored belief that the game could still be won
But Spurs held firm, their fans chanting Conte's name throughout, and Cristian Romero up to anything that Liverpool threw at him, with the Kop begging for the ball to hit the net again
 It did not
 And their hopes of that historic Quadruple may have all but gone
"It was always clear, Tottenham would show like they show, with individual quality and a game plan, it was clear it would be incredibly difficult
"It doesn't get easier when you concede a goal
 But I was really happy with a lot of things I saw in the game
"We said at half-time we could have shown more initiative
 I thought we did that in the second half and then we conceded a goal
"Anything can happen after that
 Nothing happened
 The stadium was there, the boys kept calm, increasing the pressure without opening up too much
 We scored a goal
"We could have won, but we could have lost as well, with their insane counter-attack
""It is an important point because it is one point more than before the game
 That is how it is
 But we all know the situation
 We are now top of the table
"If you ask me, my favourite situation would be if it stays like this, on the same points total because City and us lose the rest of the games in the Premier League
 That would be great
 But we all know this is not going to happen
"The boys are more disappointed than I am
 That might be because of my age and because I have seen pretty much everything in my life
 But we will go again
""It is not easy to play in this moment against an amazing team, especially at Anfield with lots of noise
 It is not simple
"For sure, to have a good result was positive
 On the other hand, I think maybe we have to be a bit disappointed
 I have seen, in the eyes of my players, disappointment because we had the chance to win the game
"But I repeat, a good performance
 I asked my players to be good defensively and I don't think we conceded any chances
 We conceded a goal to a deflection
"With the ball, I asked my players to show courage, because Liverpool press you in a good way
 If you can play through that you can find space and have chances to score
"But I think the draw is fair
""There are three games to go for us, four games for Arsenal
 Not easy for us, not easy for Arsenal
 In November, not many people could believe Tottenham could fight to the end for the Champions League
"On Thursday, we have an important game, a London derby against our rival, our rival in this race
 I want to get the points because it is important to have hope of the Champions League
"Liverpool's push for the Premier League title continues at Aston Villa on Tuesday night, live on , as they are reunited with former captain Steven Gerrard; kick-off at 8pm
 There is little rest time for Jurgen Klopp's quadruple-chasers before Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley; kick-off at 4:45pm
Spurs are also in action in midweek as they face a monumental north London derby fixture, welcoming rivals Arsenal to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday night, live on , with Champions League qualification on the line; kick-off at 7
45pm
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