SPURS looked much tighter at the back yesterday morning. What do you think was the main reason?

TOHARI: It had to be the return of captain Ledley King. He has good chemistry with fellow Englishman Jonathan Woodgate in defence.

Heurelho Gomes didn't make many mistakes as well, except for the miscommunication between him and King in the second half that almost led to a goal by Steven Gerrard.

It also helped that Alan Hutton did not start the match too. The Scot was the weakest link in defence against Arsenal, and Liverpool would have exploited his flank with Robbie Keane and Albert Riera if he had started.

Didier Zokora's return to midfield also helped.

LIVERPOOL'S attacks lacked penetration and liveliness after Robbie Keane was replaced with Ryan Babel. Did Rafa Benitez make a mistake there?

YES, Liverpool's attacking threat was gone once Keane was substituted.

I would have kept him on for the full 90 minutes, especially with Fernando Torres still out with an injury.

Keane's six years of playing with Spurs would have made him very useful for Liverpool.

Although Woodgate and King would have known his weaknesses, Keane would also know theirs as well.

Who knows, Keane might have provided another assist or even scored late in the game, like how he set Dirk Kuyt up for the goal in the third minute.

His presence would have prevented the two centre-backs from going up front and taking advantage of their aerial power during set-pieces as well.

That was a mistake on Rafa's part, and it was the turning point of the game for me.

SPEAKING of which, were Liverpool complacent yesterday morning, or is their luck finally running out?

I THINK Liverpool were unlucky, rather than complacent.

Jamie Carragher was especially unlucky to score that own goal, and Steven Gerrard was unfortunate not to score from that lob after a Heurelho Gomes mistake gifted him the ball.

Rafa probably had one eye on the Champions League game against Atletico Madrid when he made the substitutions.

Now that he has proven that Liverpool has what it takes to do well in the Premiership, he would want to do well in other competitions as well, and this is starting to play on his mind.

That said, it would be very important for Liverpool to not lose against Atletico in midweek.

Over the next few days, their confidence will be shaken and they will be thinking about how they lost to Spurs at the last minute.

If they win or draw against Atletico, they will get back their confidence.

If they lose, then it would be very difficult for them to get the losing mentality out of their system.

STILL on the subject of confidence, how big a boost would this win be for Spurs?

THIS is the best game Spurs have had since Redknapp's arrival.

The confidence he brought in from day one has been growing with the shrewd tactician's substitutions proving spot-on time and time again.

I really salute him for bringing Aaron Lennon on for Luka Modric late in the match.

He was taking a big risk in a situation where other managers would have brought on a defender to secure the draw.

Redknapp fits just like a glove for Spurs now and the club's confidence will continue to grow each game.

DO YOU think Darren Bent and Roman Pavlyuchenko can form a good strike partnership?

THEY proved last night that they can play together, under Harry Redknapp.

The two have struck an understanding with each other, as seen when Bent set the Russian up for the winner.

The English manager knows exactly what he wants from both of them, and tells them that clearly himself.

In contrast, Juande Ramos had to relay every bit of information through Gus Poyet, whose public announcement of his doubts of the two working together did not do wonders to their confidence.