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Adam Lallana has revealed the secret players-only meeting which helped inspire Liverpool's victory over Tottenham.

The Reds returned to form in style on Saturday, beating their top four rivals comfortably at Anfield to end a five-game wait for a Premier League win.

It was a welcome boost for Jurgen Klopp after a disappointing start to 2017 in both league and cup.

And the manager may owe a debt of gratitude to skipper Jordan Henderson , who it has emerged got his teammates together - without Klopp's knowledge - for a Melwood meeting last week to discuss their recent slump.

Lallana explained: “It was the team captain who got us together. He wanted it to happen.

“We knew as players we had to take responsibility. It was up to us to respond. The manager can say as much as he likes and tell us what he wants us to do and what attitude he wants us to have, but we have to do it.

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“Credit to Jordan for calling the meeting, credit to everyone for participating and credit to everyone for performing.

Lallana says the meeting had left him in no doubt about the togetherness and spirit within the squad, and said that plenty of players had their say during it.

“It wasn’t just (Jordan) who spoke, the senior players spoke, the non-senior players, everyone,” he said. “It was good, and refreshing.

“As long as it is not personal, just purely professional, there is no harm reminding each other what we need and what we want from each other.

“It was very open and I came out of that meeting knowing that every one of those players is together and intent on turning things around. There was a sense of everyone coming together.”

Lallana added: “The minute we have a couple of bad results, we are going to keep on answering critics and proving people wrong.

“But losing together can help you in the long run. This run we have been on has brought us closer. It is not one individual against the press or whoever is saying bad things. Let’s dig deep when we have to. It was good.

“We didn’t have any excuses in January and there were no excuses for our performance against Hull and no excuses for not beating Swansea at home. It is about us proving to everyone that we don’t just perform against the top teams.

“We know we need to be more consistent. The way we performed here (against Tottenham) was remarkable.”