Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said his side's defeat came in "the most unfair circumstances"
Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool's players left north London with a burning sense of injustice, fuelled by a statement from referees' body the PGMOL that confirmed "significant human error" was responsible for Luis Diaz's goal being incorrectly ruled out for offside in the first half of this bitterly painful 2-1 defeat.
Indeed, they must have felt Joel Matip's decisive own goal seconds from the end was the final kick in the teeth for the nine men who came so close to securing a courageous draw, only to suffer the cruellest conclusion.
In their different ways, Spurs and Liverpool showed they both have the capability to be forces to be reckoned with this season, despite the elation on one side and the heartbreak and bitterness on the other after a tumultuous, magnificent game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.