Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has highlighted Tottenham Hotspur’s main strengths ahead of the Premier League clash between the two sides on Sunday.
Spurs are enjoying a great start to the season and, despite a couple of worrying defeats to Manchester United and Newcastle United recently, back-to-back wins against Bournemouth in the league and Marseille in the Champions League have put the Lilywhites back on track.
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For Liverpool however, it’s been a disastrous start to the campaign and Klopp’s side look a shadow of their former self. Defeats to Leeds United and Nottingham Forest in recent weeks have left Liverpool way off the pace in 9th place in the table after 12 games.
It’s still early days of course, but a positive result for either side on Sunday afternoon would be a huge boost. Spurs will be looking to consolidate their place in the top four, while Liverpool will hope to climb the table as quickly as possible.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo ahead of the clash, Klopp highlighted the areas of Tottenham’s game that have impressed him this season.
He said: “It’s a massive game for us (Sunday). I didn’t count the points difference between us but we cannot be picky where we get points but it’s difficult. They are well-organised in defending. Counter-attack is a massive thing. You saw their offensive power.
“They have scored goals in the last minutes lately, so we are prepared for a confident, strong opponent. What I can say, I never once thought before going to Tottenham ‘now is a good time to face Tottenham’.
“It will be a tough one but that’s what we all want. It’s like a Champions League game in the Premier League and that’s how we’ll approach it.”
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Liverpool have been shocking this season, but you have to imagine it’s only a matter of time before they turn it around. It would be typical of Spurs, who are flying of late, to be the team to come unstuck and help Liverpool gain some momentum. Let’s hope I’m wrong, but we’ve seen this happen so many times in the past.
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