Will we get another goalfest?
Last season’s pair of meetings between Liverpool and Spurs saw a total of nine goals scored and neutrals will hope for a similarly eventful match this afternoon.
Both Liverpool and Spurs have got their respective seasons off to a flyer, with the latter’s defeat to Watford before the international break the only blemish on either team’s record this term.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has been forced to make some changes ahead of Saturday’s visit of Liverpool as Dele Alli has been ruled out of the game due to injury.
#THFC: Vorm, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Winks, Eriksen, Lucas, Kane (C).
Odds from @WilliamHill 👉 https://t.co/WjeXzonOPJ #COYS pic.twitter.com/BIjMSgLZXR
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 15, 2018
Michel Vorm starts in goal for the hosts while midfielder Harry Winks makes his first start of the season. Danny Rose and Eric Dier also come in.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, has reinstated Naby Keita to his starting line-up and is seeking revenge from last year’s 4-1 defeat to Spurs at Wembley.
📋 Team news vs @SpursOfficial. One change for the Reds as Keita comes in for Henderson. #TOTLIVhttps://t.co/izhfMpB78D
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 15, 2018
“Last year we made it too easy for them,” Klopp said. “We lost the ball and they only had to play one pass behind our lines. It is Tottenham. It is a top team in Europe, not only in England. We should be much better organised this time.
“If we do, we can get something. It is not that you go to Tottenham, have an average day and still get something. You get nothing for an average day at Tottenham. We need to be on our top level.”
