As Klopp stood on the touchline still hesitating over whether to play it safe and wear down the opposition further, or go straight for the jugular against Pochettino.
Liverpool, led by Chen Anno, suddenly raised the tempo and began trading blows with Tottenham Hotspur.
After the restart.
Chen Anno received Coutinho's pass in front of the penalty area, held off Alderweireld with his back to goal, nudged the ball with his right foot, turned, and shot.
The ball drifted just wide of the post.
That shot seemed to be Liverpool's declaration to Tottenham Hotspur: they were about to raise the tempo.
If you wanted to run, then they would slam the pedal to the floor.
Robertson and Arnold charged tirelessly up and down the flanks. In attack, they surged to either side of the opposition box; in defence, they sprinted dozens of metres back into position.
Even Rodri, who usually did not like pushing forward, was fired up by his teammates and began pressing higher and higher, even unleashing a long-range effort from outside the box.
"We can see that Liverpool have started to raise the tempo as well." Zhan Jun's voice was clearly growing more excited.
"That's right!"
"This match has suddenly become thrilling. Neither side is giving an inch, and they've gone straight into an all-out attacking battle."
As the transitions between attack and defence quickened, the players' challenges grew fiercer under the rush of adrenaline.
In the twenty-first minute.
Chen Anno received the ball through the middle, with Wanyama marking him.
He feinted left, then suddenly cut right.
Wanyama was a step too slow with his tackle. He missed the ball and kicked Chen Anno directly on the shin.
Referee Atkinson stopped the match.
And showed Wanyama a yellow card.
Three minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur launched a