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Liverpool fans on Twitter have been piling the praise on Virgil van Dijk, after the centre-back's excellent two-on-one defending against Moussa Sissoko and Heung-min Son helped keep his side in the game before their last-gasp winner.

Spurs had a glorious chance to take the lead when Sissoko and the South Korean international found themselves bearing down on goal with only the Dutchman back with them, as Anfield held its collective breath waiting for the seemingly inevitable to happen.

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However, the former Celtic man stood his ground and cut off the passing lane to Son, before narrowing Sissoko's angle so he had to take the shot on his weaker left foot - as a result, the ball almost found its way out of the stadium.

Van Dijk's heroics helped keep the score at 1-1, before Toby Alderweireld's late own goal gave Jurgen Klopp's men a huge boost in the title race.

Let's see what the Liverpool supporters on Twitter have been saying about the pivotal moment...