'All over the place' - Jamie Carragher suggests Liverpool player at fault for Tottenham equaliser

Jamie Carragher claimed that it was ‘so obvious’ Tottenham Hotspur were going to equalise against Liverpool.

Richarlison’s 90th-minute goal earned struggling Spurs a 1-1 draw against the Reds at Anfield. Arne Slot’s side took the lead through Dominik Szoboszlai’s 18th-minute free-kick and had chances to increase their advantage throughout.

But Liverpool were wasteful and the game opened up in the closing stages. The home side were unable to profit and Spurs found a way back into the game. The Reds failed to deal with a long ball and Richarlison was left in acres of space to finish.

Speaking during co-commentary duties on Sky Sports, former Kop defender Carragher said: “It was coming, I've been saying all second half. They have been sleepwalking. It was always going to be Richarlison, he has been Tottenham's most dangerous player.

“Liverpool don't challenge for a long, hopeful ball and I'm not sure where Van Dijk is going. Liverpool were all over the place. “I can't say that Tottenham don't deserve it. It has been coming. So obvious.”

Victory for Liverpool would have seen them move up to fourth place in the Premier League amid a heated battle for Champions League qualification. The Reds did go fifth but spurned the chance to leapfrog Aston Villa, who lost 3-1 to Manchester United earlier in the afternoon.

Carragher added: “This is an absolute disaster in terms of Champions League qualification. With Aston Villa and Man Utd playing each other, someone was going to drop points.

“If there was anyone you would want to play it would be Tottenham, but they have made Spurs look a decent team, a side that could stay up.

“Awful performance, considering the opposition. With the incentive of the other results, to put a performance in like that - but it's been like this all season. The big queston is, is that down to the manager or the make-up of the squad? I'm not too sure.”