Liverpool return to League Cup action this week with the first of two semi-final legs against Premier League rivals Tottenham.
The two sides head into Wednesday’s tie in contrasting form, with Liverpool flying high at the top of the Premier League standings whilst Tottenham sit in the bottom half of the table in 12th place, a whole 22 points off the Reds.
With Arne Slot confirming that Dominik Szoboszlai will miss the game for Liverpool, there’s a good chance that the Anfield side will rotate their starting XI even with an FA Cup clash against League Two side Accrington Stanley coming up on Saturday.
Yet Liverpool’s injury problems don’t hold a candle to what Tottenham are going through, with Ange Postecoglou confirming the latest fitness updates for the north London side.
Tottenham have just one fit central defender to face Liverpool
Speaking to the press ahead of Wednesday’s clash, the Australian manager confirmed that Tottenham will have just one fully fit and available centre-back in Radu Dragusin, with Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies all out injured.
Postecoglou said when asked about Tottenham’s injuries: “Everyone else from the weekend feels better. Radu’s recovered, Archie’s better. They were the main ones. Deki [Dejan Kulusevski] was a little bit under the weather but he’s good.”
Injuries have been the main cause behind Tottenham’s horrific run of form of late, with Liverpool beating the north London side 6-3 last month in one of the most entertaining Premier League matches of the season so far.
And if Postecoglou refuses to adapt to Liverpool’s tactics on Wednesday, the Reds could enjoy yet another high-scoring win against Tottenham, who were torn apart by the Anfield side during their encounter in December.
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With Liverpool returning to the English capital having secured two huge results in London against Tottenham and West Ham over the festive period, the Reds will have every right to feel confident about their chances of begging another big win in N5.
And such a win could all-but confirm Tottenham’s place in the League Cup final, a competition Slot will be determined to win as his first piece of silverware as Liverpool manager.
Indeed, Liverpool will be huge favourites to progress against Tottenham, and the north London side could be fearing the worst when the two teams meet once again at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.