Tottenham manager Antonio Conte believes that Liverpool are one of the best counter-attacking teams around and has been looking to Jurgen Klopp's title-chasers for inspiration.
The Italians' Spurs side enjoyed a 2-0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening, with the second goal arriving via a swift counter-attack which was expertly dispatched by Harry Kane.
But when asked about the smooth move after the game, it was The Reds that he gave a nod of appreciation to when it comes to mastering the break-away goal.
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As reported by football.london, Conte said: "You play 95 minutes, and during the game you have to be good to play and to exploit this situation.
"Also Liverpool, I see, many times, that they score on the counter-attack, and Chelsea. The best teams, the best teams. You have to try to exploit every situation.
"If you find a team that stays in their half of the pitch, you have to be good, to have a creative player, to create the superiority, to be/beat the man. And at the same time, when the opponent is attacking, it’s important to have players fast for the counter-attack.
"I think football is … a lot of situations, no? You have to try to improve during the training session, all of the situations. I think in football there are many, many, many goals in counter-attack. It’s ok. We are very happy."
Liverpool have scored four counter-attack goals so far this season, according to premierleague.com - the joint third highest in the league, behind Arsenal (6) and West Ham United (5).
But consistency is the key for Jurgen Klopp's men, who have figured in the top four places for counter-attacks goals in all of the past four seasons.
They topped the list with 11 during the 2019/20 season, before going on to lift the club's first top flight league title since 1990.
