Top of the tree as Christmas nears. How have Liverpool done it?

Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with victory over Tottenham. Picture: Peter Powell/PA

Defending champions Liverpool are back on top of the Premier League after their 2-1 victory over Tottenham saw them replace Jose Mourinho’s side.

The Reds were briefly top for two successive weekends in late October but their inability to put together back-to-back wins in a six-match unbeaten league run kept them off the summit.