Diogo Jota Escapes Red Card for Dangerous Tackle Before Scoring Winner Moments Later

• Liverpool atoned for their sleepiness against Tottenham by scoring a late winner
• Spurs came from three goals down but conceded in the final minutes of the game
• Liverpool's Diogo Jota was a lucky man to remain on the pitch for the winning goal

Liverpool forward, Diogo Jota can consider himself lucky to have remained on the pitch to score the winner for his team in a pulsating game at Anfield.

The Reds raced to a 3-0 lead within 15 minutes of kickoff, with Curtis Jones opening the scoring in the 3rd minute, Luis Diaz adding another two minutes later, and Mohamed Salah scoring from the spot in the 15th minute.

Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs after Ivan Perisic had sent Virgil Van Dijk to the cleaners, with Son Heung-Min adding another deep into the second half.

As reported by Guardian, Richarlison thought he had snatched a point for Spurs before Jota came clutch with a winner in the last minute to save Liverpool's blushes.

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Jota escapes red card

The Portuguese international should consider himself lucky to have remained on the pitch to score the winner, as he should have been sent off moments earlier.

The former Wolves forward left Spurs midfielder, Oliver Skipp bloodied with a high boot that caught the English player in the face, leading to his substitution.

The Reds star came away with just a yellow card for his actions, much to the disappointment of fans and interim Tottenham boss, Ryan Mason.

“Probably one of the clearest red cards I’ve seen on Skipp. I have to be careful what I say, but ultimately that’s an impossible one to miss. When you talk about endangering an opponent, to draw blood from a stud when his head is 5.5ft in the air just baffles me,” Mason said, as quoted by talkSPORT.

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Van Dijk left for dead

The game had plenty of entertainment from the first blast of the whistle to the final blast, with many talking points - both positive and negative.

Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk once earned a reputation for being solid against dribbles, yet these days, he gets rinsed by opposing attackers often.

As Sports Brief reported, Perisic left VVD touching grass with a filthy piece of skill before squaring the ball for Kane to score Tottenham's first.