With Andy Robertson being sent off and Harry Kane being let off the hook by Paul Tierney, Liverpool could only draw 2-2 with Tottenham in the Premier League. We discovered this.
After losing two points to Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur, a furious Liverpool was left reeling with the match officials at the Tottenham Stadium.
Refereeing decisions were the talk of the game, with both teams fuming at various points during the tense clash in North London.
The pressure was on the Reds to get three points in this one, despite the absences of key players, after Man City had comfortably defeated Newcastle United earlier in the day and Chelsea had been held by a resolute Wolves side.
However, having won all seven of their previous meetings with Spurs,
In the first half, Liverpool's defense was all over the place, with Jürgen Klopp's set-up being extremely risky and open.
On numerous occasions, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min found themselves two-versus-two with Ibrahima Konaté and Jol Matip, and had the pair been sharper and more in form, they would have had an even better day.
As the game progressed, Liverpool.com noticed the following five things.
VAR is strewn about the place.
It's one thing for Harry Kane to avoid a red card for a rash challenge on Andy Robertson, but it's quite another for Chris Cavanagh to fail to award a penalty kick for a blatant push on Diogo Jota inside the penalty area.
Then there was the second-half tackle that got Robertson sent off: it wasn't nearly as bad as Kane's, but it had a completely different outcome.
Klopp appeared to be on the verge of exploding.
Liverpool were not only up against Tottenham, who were missing several key players, but they were also up against the officials for the second weekend in a row.
This time, however, they did not triumph.
Baptism in the fire
James Milner made his Premier League debut for Leeds United when Tyler Morton was just ten days old.
It was tense in the midfield on his first Premier League start and only his second appearance in the top flight.
He appeared exposed and uneasy at times, but this was entirely due to the system in which he was being used, in which his fellow midfielders left him alone.
He was usually very good on the ball, spraying passes left and right whenever he could.
Virgil van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcântara, and Fabinho were all notable absentees. Due to Covid tests and illness, those four players, who run the length of Liverpool's spine, were ruled out of this game.
There's no denying that the midfield looked incredibly light, with Tyler Morton at the back facing James Milner and Naby Keta with next to no protection.
Morton did admirably in the circumstances, and he played for an hour before being replaced by Roberto Firmino.
Alisson Becker's valiant efforts
On the one-year anniversary of Liverpool's 7-0 win over Crystal Palace, it appeared that Spurs would score a hat trick, only for Alisson to save the day on numerous occasions.
Kane's save, which came when Liverpool's defense was exposed, was just one of many. Kane could have scored seven goals on his own in a more productive season.
When Son equalized, Alisson should have done better, but he had saved the hosts from scoring several goals up until that point, and he should have done better.
Mohamed Salah keeps a low profile.
Liverpool had the majority of possession but couldn't seem to get it to Salah on the right, instead giving it to the lively Sadio Mané on the left.
He moved centrally with Firmino with half an hour left to try there, but things did not get any easier for him.
When Andy Robertson put Liverpool ahead, Tottenham thought he had handled the ball, but it was a rare occasion when he looked to trouble Hugo Lloris.
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The pressure was on the Reds to get three points in this one, despite the absences of key players, after Man City had comfortably defeated Newcastle United earlier in the day and Chelsea had been held by a resolute Wolves side. 
