Source: Daily_Mail
Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1: Reds left black and blue as Sebastian Bassong strikes on debut
Title hopefuls Liverpool suffered defeat in their first game of the new Barclays Premier League campaign as Sebastien Bassong scored on his debut for Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
Reds boss Rafael Benitez had spent the summer plotting how to overhaul champions Manchester United, having fallen just short last season in the quest for a first title since 1990.
Given title rivals United had won earlier this afternoon, coupled with victories yesterday for both Chelsea and, most impressively, Arsenal, there was little margin for error if Liverpool were to avoid playing catch up after just one match.
