Story byAndy EdwardsSat, December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM UTC·5 min readLiverpool continued their dominance over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but it wasn't the typical blowout we've seen in recent years, even after Xavi Simons was sent off in the first half. MORE — Recap, video highlights, analysisAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAlexander Isak scored the opening goal but injured himself in the process, and Hugo Ekitike scored what turned out to be in the winner, but not before Richarlison pulled a goal back for Spurs and made it very interesting late. MORE — Arne Slot, Thomas Frank reactionHere are the Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool player ratings in full, with marks out of 10 and analysis. Spurs player ratingsGuglielmo Vicario: 5.5 - Could he have done better on the opening goal? Maybe. Pedro Porro: 6.5 - Got the ball into the final third consistently, but the long, splitting balls into the channel — typically his specialty — were noticeably missing. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCristian Romero: 5.5 - Was having another fantastic, heroic night of emergency defending and surging forward in attack. And then he decided to kick out at Ibrahim Konate and get himself sent off in stoppage time, with Spurs having a real go at Liverpool as they chased an equalizer. Micky van de Ven: 6 - If there's any defender in the world that's made for man-down situations, it's Van de Ven, but it comes at great cost to his in-possession work — his ability to carry the ball forward and bypass the (problematic) midfield is a godsend for Spurs most days. Djed Spence: 6 - Most of Liverpool's threat came down the other side, but Spence was key to defending at the back post. Rodrigo Bentancur: 7 - Of Spurs' defensive midfield options, Bentancur is the best passer of the bunch and probably needs to start most games from here on out.
