Tottenham Hotspur continued their shaky run of recent Premier League form against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, with Antonio Conte's side losing out 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

As is becoming something of an unwanted trait of Spurs', the Italian's side once again found themselves behind at the break - something that was also the case in the 3-2 win over AFC Bournemouth and the 2-1 victory over Olympique de Marseille - with Mohamed Salah's brace giving the Reds a two-goal lead with 45 minutes gone.

However, as has also been the case in recent weeks, Tottenham looked like a completely different side upon their return for the second half.

Although, despite Harry Kane halving the deficit on the 70-minute mark, the north London outfit could not repeat their comeback victories against the Cherries and OM, with the final score ending 2-1.

It would appear that Spurs' slow start to fixtures is becoming an increasingly costly problem for Conte, something that centre-back Eric Dier played a massive part in on Sunday afternoon.

Indeed, the 28-year-old appeared largely at fault for Salah's first at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, with the defender inexplicably being sucked towards the ball as Andrew Robertson was about to deliver a cross, something that resulted in Darwin Nunez being left free in the Spurs box.

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When the left-back's cross subsequently found Nunez, Dier's poor positioning afforded the striker the time to turn unchallenged in an incredibly dangerous area.

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With both Clement Lenglet and Ben Davies moving over to cover for Dier, this then created space for Salah, with the Uruguayan forward picking out the 30-year-old with ease, before the Egyptian fired beyond Hugo Lloris to give the victors the lead.

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The £28.5m-rated defender's error for the second was rather more clear-cut, with Dier's attempted header back to Lloris being easily intercepted by Salah, with the Liverpool hitman making no mistake when one-on-one to give his side a two-goal advantage.

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And, ultimately, these two errors by the £85k-per-week centre-back - who Rio Ferdinand once dubbed "criminal" - are what cost Spurs a result on Sunday afternoon - with the England international's performance against Liverpool potentially having blown his chances of securing a spot in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad for the Qatar World Cup later this month.