Ange Postecoglou’s team continued their first half momentum at Anfield when Mohamed Salah opened the scoring with a header in the 16th minute
Andy Robertson then shot the ball from close range to double Liverpool’s lead immediately
before break
The afternoon turned sour for Tottenham when Romero and Royal got into an argument in midfield as both players headed towards the tunnel at half-time
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario quickly ran from the penalty area to separate two defenders facing each other
Tottenham defender Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal have a heated argument
The defenders face each other before goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario can intervene
Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane said the incident was a positive sign for Tottenham, but called for both players to defend better
He said: ‘In general, this kind of behavior doesn’t bother me, because it means you care about the match
‘But they should have this type of aggression in their defense and their players
Spurs played very, very poorly
“I don’t mind, but you’ve got to bring that aggression into your overall game, which we haven’t seen at Spurs
” Salah’s first goal came after Royal lost the ball at the far corner before volleying the ball towards goal
The Brazilian defender was then robbed of the ball into the box by Harvey Elliott for Cody Gakpo to give Liverpool a 3-0 lead just five minutes after the break
Romero’s failure to clear the ball was again punished as Elliott sealed the score with a superb strike
Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario had to intervene when Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal became embroiled in a heated exchange after the final whistle in Liverpool
With Spurs trailing 2-0, the two defenders got into a heated argument as they headed towards the tunnel, with Romero having to be pulled away by his Italian team-mate
After being grabbed and controlled by the goalkeeper, Romero still appeared angry as he left the field, Royal also continued to be angry, screaming at the Argentine player even though the two had separated
This followed 45 minutes of misery for the away team, who were lucky enough to only be 2-0 down
Left-back Royal had an early torrid time with Mo Salah, with the Egyptian coming close twice before crossing unmarked in the 16th minute
Things got worse for Ange Postecoglou’s side before the break when Andy Robertson attacked from close range
And a series of other opportunities were also given to the Red Devils as Spurs headed for their fourth consecutive loss
The incident was discussed by the panel in the Sky Sports studio at half-time, with Roy Keane scoring
“That kind of behavior doesn’t bother me, but they should have that aggression on defense,” he said
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