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TOTTENHAM forward Richarlison was brutally mocked by football fans after he shushed the Liverpool crowd – just seconds before the Reds bagged a dramatic winner at Anfield.The ex-Everton man, 25, thought he had earned Spurs an unlikely point when he scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to complete a remarkable comeback after the visitors had gone 3-0 down inside 15 minutes.
Richarlison shushed the Liverpool fans after scoring Spurs’ equaliser in stoppage timeCredit: Sky Sports
He was then left dumbfounded on the halfway line when Diogo Jota scored the winnerCredit: Sky Sports
But there was even more drama to come as Diogo Jota went straight up the other end and struck to clinch a remarkable 4-3 victory for Jurgen Klopp’s men.
And now those thrilling few minutes have come back to bite Richarlison.
When he scored what looked to be the equalising goal, he was pictured shushing the Liverpool crowd.
He also did his trademark “pigeon dance” with team-mate Son Heung-min.
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Just seconds later, the cameras caught him with his hands on his head as he laughed in astonishment at Jota netting the winner.
And fans were not about to let those stark responses go.
Speaking on social media, one person said: “RICHARLISON SHUSHED THE LIVERPOOL FANS JUST TO CONCEDE AND END UP LOSING 1 MIN LATER 😭.”
Another added: “This man is destined to be a meme 🤣.”
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A third replied: “Dude is cursed.”
And a fourth responded: “This is football heritage.”
Richarlison’s goal at Anfield was his first in the Premier League for Tottenham and just his third of the season in all competitions.
It has been a frustrating first campaign in North London for the £60million man – who scored as many goals for Brazil at the World Cup (3) as he has all season for Spurs.
Tottenham slipped below Liverpool to sixth in the Premier League table following the result on Merseyside.
And they are in danger of missing out on European football altogether as they sit level on points with Aston Villa and just two above Brighton who have three games in hand. More

ANDY MURRAY couldn’t help but have a laugh at the expense of Jurgen Klopp as the Liverpool boss pulled his hamstring celebrating a goal.The Reds manager witnessed a seven-goal thriller from the touchline after his side had taken an early 3-0 lead inside 15 minutes.
Klopp celebrates his team’s winner (above) before holding his pulled hamstring
Andy Murray saw the funny side of Klopp’s celebration injuryCredit: Getty
Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz and a Salah penalty put Liverpool seemmingly out of sight against a Spurs side that conceded five goals in 20 minutes to Newcastle last weekend.
Harry Kane pulled one back for the visitors before half time before Son scored a second with 10 minutes left.
Richarlison netted the equaliser in the 93rd minute but a slip up at the back was capitalised on by Diogo Jota who clinched the winner.
This sent Klopp into a frenzy as he ran down the touchline celebrating the last minute strike.

But his celebrations were cut short when he pulled his hamstring, clutching his leg as he made his way back to the dugout.
And Scottish tennis legend Andy Murray has shared his reaction on his Twitter account.
Did Klopp just pull his hammy?😂😂😂— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) April 30, 2023

His tweet read: “Did Klopp just pull his hammy?” with laughing emojis as he admitted he was in hysterics.
One user responded by saying: “Yep, he looked a bit Klopped out.”
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Another added: “And got a yellow.”
Another replied: “He did and I’ve jarred my shoulder. #celebrationinjuries”
Liverpool overtook Spurs to go fifth in the Premier League while also having a game in hand.
Spurs have only won two of their last nine league games and sacked interim manager Cristian Stellini just under a week ago.
Stellini took the reigns on a temporary basis for a handful of games after the sacking of Antonio Conte.
Ryan Mason is back as acting head coach, a role he has previously held in between permanent manager appointments.
They sit sixth in the league, nine points off fourth placed Manchester United.
They host Crystal Palace next weekend as they look to salvage something from this season’s campaign.
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GARY NEVILLE joked “that is the most Tottenham thing that you will ever see” after Spurs were beaten 4-3 by Liverpool.A shocking start saw Ryan Mason’s side trail 3-0 after just 15 minutes.
Tottenham lost 4-3 at Anfield after coming from 3-0 down to draw level at 3-3Credit: Getty
Diogo Jota netted an injury time winner just seconds after Richarlison equalised for SpursCredit: Getty
Richarlison looked to have salvaged a point for the visitorsCredit: AFP
But goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, before a 93rd minute leveller from Richarlison, appeared to salvage a point for the visitors.
That was until an incredible finish saw Diogo Jota pop up to score at the death following a Lucas Moura error, just seconds after Richarlison’s equaliser.
Manchester United legend Neville was on Sky Sports commentary duty for the game.
And he described Spurs throwing away a point at the death as “the most Tottenham thing that you will ever see”.
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The Reds grabbed the dramatic winner after Moura accidentally played the ball directly into the path of Jota, who clinically fired home past Fraser Forster.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appeared to suffer a freak injury as he celebrated the goal.
He was seen grabbing his hamstring and limping after Jota struck.
Earlier in the game, Neville joked on commentary that Spurs would have to set up a “direct debit” to fans after going 3-0 down.
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Tottenham refunded supporters who made the long trip to St. James’ Park to watch 6-1 defeat at Newcastle last week.
And some supporters appeared to leave just 15 minutes into the game at Anfield on Sunday as Mohamed Salah put the Reds 3-0 up from the penalty spot.
Speaking after the match, Spurs striker Kane told Sky Sports after the game: “That last ten seconds, it’s hard to put into words how that happens and why that happens.
“But we have to just move on from it and try and get ready for next week.” More

JURGEN KLOPP appeared to suffer a freak injury while celebrating Diogo Jota’s last-gasp goal against Tottenham.The Portuguese attacker fired in a late winning goal for Liverpool just moments after Richarlison had appeared to earn Spurs a point.

Jurgen Klopp took off in celebration of Diogo Jota’s winning goalCredit: @footballdaily
He had charged toward the fourth officialCredit: @footballdaily
But appeared to hurt his hamstringCredit: @footballdaily
During the elation, Klopp ran down the touchline towards the fourth official to celebrate, but then grabbed his hamstring in pain.
Luckily after taking a few steps with his hand on his thigh, he appeared to be OK.
The German then shared a chest bump with midfielder Curtis Jones in celebration of the three points.
Fans spotted the moment and flocked to social media to comment on the moment.
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One viewer tweeted: “Hahahahaha….pulled hamstring for 5th position.”
A second commented: “This guy is a meme on the sidelines.”
A third wrote: “Hahahaha I love my manager. He’s a bloody fruitcake.”
A fourth said: “How is he pulling his hamstring by running 3 yards? Surely he isn’t that unfit?”
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While a fifth added: “Jurgen is a nutbag.”
After the full time whistle, Sky Sports said that the German manager had to have some treatment on his hamstring.
When speaking about the winner, Klopp suggested that he has had an ongoing situation with referee Paul Tierney.
He told Sky Sports: “Very emotional of course, especially the situation before their third goal.
“How he can whistle when the linesman keeps his flag down. That is one situation that would not have happened if the ball was in that ended.”
“I don’t know what Mr Tierney has with us, he always will say it is nothing and it is not true. It cannot be, I have to say something, I don’t understand it.
“How he looks at me, I don’t understand it, really no problem with any people and with him as well.
“But again, he was refereeing at Tottenham, when Harry Kane did not get a red card. I don’t want him to get a red card, but it was a red card.
“But it was Mr Tierney and nobody asks him about it because they don’t have to clarify situations, so it is really tricky.
“My celebration aimed at the fourth official, did not say any bad words no nothing, but was unnecessary, and got punished for it immediately and I pulled my hamstring which is fair fine.
“But what he said to me then when he gave me the yellow card.”
When asked to elaborate, Klopp said: “No that is not possible, but it is not okay as well.”
Jota’s goal completed the scoring of one of the most thrilling games of the Premier League season.
Liverpool had raced into a three goal lead inside 15 minutes, leaving Spurs fans thinking they were going to be on the end of another hammering.
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But Harry Kane and Son Heung-min scored to get them within touching distance of a point.
Richarlison got them level in the 93rd minute, only to have their hearts broken by Jota’s late strike.
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ONLY Tottenham could come from three goals down after 15 minutes, net an equaliser deep into injury-time, and still lose the game.Richarlison thought he had sealed a truly phenomenal comeback when heading home his first Premier League goal for Spurs in the 93rd minute to make it 3-3.
Curtis Jones gave Liverpool a very early lead over TottenhamCredit: Alamy
Luis Diaz netted moments later to double the home side’s advantageCredit: Alamy
Mo Salah added another from the penalty spotCredit: PA
Harry Kane pulled one back for Tottenham before half-timeCredit: Reuters
Son Heung-min grabbed another for SpursCredit: Reuters
Richarlison thought he had earned Spurs a point in stoppage timeCredit: AFP
Diogo Jota bagged a remarkable winner in the dying secondsCredit: Getty
Yet seconds later, fellow sub Diogo Jota struck at the other end of the pitch to break Spurs’ hearts.
It was a truly bonkers afternoon that for all the amazing goalmouth entertainment showed how both sides are shadows of the ones that contested the Champions League final four years ago.
Spurs’ players will have been bracing themselves for another whip-round to refund supporters after a quarter of an hour here, when quickfire goals from Curtis Jones and Luis Diaz, plus a Mo Salah penalty, put Liverpool 3-0 up.
It was arguably just as bad, if not numerically so, as Newcastle away last week when they shipped five after 21 minutes and the squad ended up reimbursing their poor travelling fans.
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By the 93rd minute, Tottenham’s team suddenly looked amazing value for money as they struck back through Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Richarlison.
But Jota ensured Ryan Mason’s side, for all their fight after their horrendous start, still had that familiar sinking feeling come full time.
Chairman Daniel Levy watched on as the away fans sang songs once again urging him to quit and for their money back after the shocking first 15.
Some Spurs supporters even walked out of Anfield at that point, no doubt fearing another cricket score after their terrorising on Tyneside.
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What they missed was one of the games of the season – though they will console themselves with the fact they did not have to witness Jota’s dagger to the heart.
Ryan Mason, the interim who replaced the interim after caretaker chief Cristian Stellini was axed for the shellacking at Newcastle, must have felt all kinds of emotions after what his side had gone through.
The stark fact is though they are down to sixth, level on points with Aston Villa, and only two ahead of in-form Brighton who have three games in hand.
There is a distinct possibility Tottenham will not qualify for Europe at all this season.
Whereas Liverpool – where Eurovision will be held in May – have football on the continent very much in their sights after four successive victories.
This win, as unconvincing as it was in totality, lifted them up to fifth in the league, though a top-four spot looks surely out of reach with Newcastle and Manchester United too far ahead.
Ex-Liverpool and Spurs man Graeme Souness on punditry said this game provided an opportunity for players to fight for their club futures.
For Tottenham, he meant pretty much all of them given the way their season has collapsed.
For the hosts, the Scot was talking more specifically about young midfielders Jones and Harvey Elliott, given the centre of the park is where Liverpool so obviously need reinforcement.
But England Under-21 man Jones showed just why he deserves to be part of the future at Anfield with the opener inside three minutes, carefully firing home a controlled volley inside three minutes after ghosting in behind Pedro Porro.
The academy product was teed up by fellow local lad Trent Alexander-Arnold, taking his Premier League assist tally to SIX for April.
That compares to just three before then all season for the ultra-creative full-back, who has been stepping into midfield more this month as Jurgen Klopp looked to follow Manchester City’s lead to reverse his side’s fortunes.
It was a nightmare start for Mason – and it got even worse two minutes later.
Diaz was surprisingly handed his first start since October having finally recovered from a serious knee injury.
The Colombian, who Spurs tried to buy in January 2022 only to be beaten to his signature by Liverpool, brilliantly diverted a volley in at the near post after Cody Gakpo had cut it back.
Cristian Romero got nowhere near Diaz and it was the Argentine World Cup winner who was at fault again for the third as he senselessly felled Gakpo in the area.
Salah had missed his last two spot-kicks but made no mistake this time, clipping it down the middle.
It took the Egyptian king to 184 Liverpool goals on what was his 300th appearance, moving him one clear of Robbie Fowler’s Reds haul.
His strike sparked an exodus from a number of Spurs fans, with Gary Neville on commentary joking that Spurs’ players should set up a direct debit to reimburse them again after their Geordie horrorshow.
At that point you feared another cricket score but then this Liverpool side have their own failings too, with Klopp admitting a rebuild is needed in the summer.
Their frailties showed when Spurs netted one and perhaps could have had two more before the break.
Dejan Kulusevski could have scored, Son should have scored and the reliable Kane finally did score as he buried Ivan Perisic’s excellent cross.
It took the England captain to 25 Premier League goals for the season and 208 overall – level with Wayne Rooney.
And it left the away fans – those that did stay, at least – with a weird sense of optimism going into the second half.
The visitors were a whisker away from reducing the deficit further after it with Son and Romero both hitting the woodwork.
That pair combined with 13 minutes to go though as Romero clipped a ball through to Son who fired past Alisson to make for an intriguing finish.
A nervy Liverpool were lucky not to go down to ten men too when sub Diogo Jota caught Oliver Skipp with a high boot that left the Spurs man bleeding from the head.
The hosts breathed a sigh of relief when Richarlison was denied a penalty when Ibrahima Konate held him back.
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But the Brazilian still had time to head home what he thought was a point-saver as he converted Son’s free-kick before ripping off his shirt and leaping into the crowd in celebration.
Yet there was still to be another sting in the tail, as Jota kept his cool to fire past Fraser Forster, erupt Anfield and leave Spurs devastated once again.
Jurgen Klopp watched his side grind out an entertaining win over SpursCredit: Alamy More