Tottenham welcomed Liverpool to White Hart Lane on Saturday, and although the game was expected to be dominated by the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, and Harry Kane, one man stood out after the first 45 minutes: Michel Vorm.
The first half of the weekend clash saw the Reds test the Spurs goal on a number of occasions, but the north London outfit’s goalkeeper kept his back net safe with a number of key saves.
In one moment of the tie, the Dutch custodian rushed out to meet and rob Sadio Mane of the ball with a brilliant tackle just when the Liverpool attacker appeared set to break the deadlock.
That intervention by the Tottenham shot-stopper was definitely brilliant, a moment of magic summed up perfectly by the picture (below) of both Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino applauding the 32-year-old.
That one Neuer-esque moment garnered Vorm a lot of praise on social media. Check out the best tweets below.
Michel Vorm's first half. #TOTLIV pic.twitter.com/3JEyUPSoWI
— BetBright (@BetBright) August 27, 2016
Michel Vorm against Liverpool...pic.twitter.com/uA5MOkmGaS
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) August 27, 2016
Michel Vorm is better than Hugo Lloris
— NitE NG (@niteng1985) August 27, 2016
This is the game Michel Vorm has always dreamt about since he became a footballer. This is his crowning moment.
— Consigliere (@_CrissoN) August 27, 2016
Michel Vorm is working. 4 saves in 25 mins? Chile..
— nicht_weit (@nicht_weit) August 27, 2016
Michel Vorm's opening 20 minutes #TOTLIV https://t.co/kZLbD9IxNV pic.twitter.com/4NedplCSLy
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) August 27, 2016
Joe Hart has a poster of Michel Vorm on his bedroom wall. Pass it on.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 27, 2016
Michel Vorm has had a superb 20 minutes.
— Coral (@Coral) August 27, 2016
Unfortunately for Vorm, he conceded shortly before the break via a James Milner penalty.
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