Tottenham Hotspur secured a hard-earned point against title-chasing Liverpool on Saturday evening with the Champions League finalists needing a deflected goal to salvage a draw at Anfield.

Heung-min Son opened the scoring for Spurs in the 11th minute after Ryan Sessegnon squared the ball across the face of goal for the South Korean to slot home his 20th goal of the 2021/22 Premier League campaign.

The 29-year-old was among the Lilywhites' standout performers in Merseyside, hardly a surprise given there have been few better than him this season.

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However, some of his teammates certainly fought for the cause and arguably, Eric Dier was one of the names to steal the show against the 2020 champions.

The English colossus was a big part of why the north Londoners held on amid a barrage of late attacks from the home outfit.

He registered a whopping match-high 11 clearances, on top of a further three blocks and two interceptions with the latter two figures only being beaten by one other player in the match, as per SofaScore.

It's no wonder he was described as "very impressive" by The Athletic's Charlie Eccleshare at full-time. The praise didn't stop there as much of the local press waxed lyrical about his performance.

The Evening Standard's Dan Kilpatrick wrote in his post-match ratings column: 'An imperious display in the heart of the back three. Superb in the air and led Spurs’ brave approach to playing out [from the back].'

Indeed, just three of the Reds' 22 shots were on target and they failed to convert any of their 11 corners, further proving the £18m-rated titan was an absolute rock at the back for Conte.

Elsewhere on the pitch, he was equally adept with the ball at his feet, averaging an 83% passing accuracy despite attempting seven long balls. Dier also won three of his five duels (60%).

Once lauded as "sensational" by former Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas, Dier was certainly an absolute animal up at Anfield this weekend. Those sorts of performances could well put him back in Three Lions' reckoning before the winter's World Cup in Qatar.

AND in other news, Conte could land his own Jorginho in Spurs swoop for "extraordinary" £45m-rated titan...