If issues had labored out otherwise, then Arne Slot might have been within the opposing dugout when his Liverpool facet tackle on Sunday (16:30 GMT).
The Dutchman was in 2023 however as a substitute stayed on at Feyenoord earlier than changing into Reds boss final summer season.
Tottenham’s loss has proved to be Liverpool’s achieve as Slot has received 20 of his 24 video games in cost up to now and the Anfield membership are high of the Premier League, Champions League group and into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Nonetheless, Slot will need his crew to get again to successful methods within the league at Tottenham and we are going to get his ideas when he speaks to the media at 09:15 GMT in the present day.
The Reds have had a nine-point lead on the high of the desk decreased to 2 by Chelsea and will go into the Spurs sport in second place if the Blues win at Everton in a 14:00 GMT kick-off on Sunday.
Liverpool have drawn their previous two Premier League video games and had the derby at Everton postponed, whereas Chelsea have received three video games in that very same interval as a part of a run of 5 victories in a row.
Slot shall be hoping his gamers are recent and firing on all cylinders at Tottenham after most had been rested for the midweek win at Southampton within the League Cup.
Alisson Becker, Luis Diaz, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Dominic Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah didn’t journey to the south coast to play Southampton within the Carabao Cup this week so ought to be again, together with Andy Robertson, who was suspended.
Slot will even be again on the touchline for the sport after having to observe the cup win at St Mary’s Stadium from the stands.
