Mario Balotelli was the hero as Liverpool exhausted Tottenham 3-2 in a pulsating English Premier Alliance bold at Anfield.
Balotelli affective his aboriginal ambition in the top-flight of English football aback scoring for Manchester City adjoin Wigan in November 2012 but it affirmed him centre date on a night if England strikers Daniel Sturridge and Harry Kane went head-to-head and were the focus of attention. Kane was appropriately on the scoresheet afresh with a 12th ambition in his endure 15 amateur cancelling out Lazar Markovic's opener afore half-time, but Liverpool led afresh through Steven Gerrard's 53rd-minute amends afterwards Danny Rose had tripped Sturridge.