Tottenham news: Ange Postecoglou will be without one of last week’s starters for Saturday’s visit of Liverpool as Spurs look to go one better than their draw against Arsenal last week
Tottenham Hotspur will face Liverpool this weekend looking to continue their impressive start under Ange Postecoglou. Spurs are currently fourth in the Premier League table after winning four of their opening six matches.
Postecoglou’s side go into Saturday night’s clash with Liverpool having had the whole week off after being knocked out of the Carabao Cup earlier in the competition. Their opponents were in action on Wednesday, beating Leicester City 3-1, meaning they only had two days to recover.
Confidence is flowing into north London and a win against Jurgen Klopp’s side would only add to the club’s sense of well-being. However, Postecoglou will be without a key player on Liverpool’s away trip.
Wales international Brennan Johnson will be absent, the Australian has confirmed. “As of last week, Brennan will be absent – nothing too serious but he will not be here this week,” Postecoglou said.
The forward was handed a place in the Spurs starting XI in last week’s North London Derby, lasting 63 minutes before being replaced by Manor Solomon. His absence leaves a spot open for Richarlison or Solomon to start against Liverpool.
Postecoglou did confirm, however, that both James Maddison and Son Heung-min had trained on Friday and they could retain their spots for tomorrow. “Madders and Sonny trained today, just finished the session and seemed to get through it not too bad,” the Spurs boss said.
“We’ll have to see how they progress because to be fair they’re a bit sore after last week and had a bad week of training, so it’s just a matter of seeing how they come out. ”
Below, football.london predicts the 20-man squad that will take the field against Liverpool.
Defenders: Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Ivan Perisic, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies
Midfielders: Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, James Maddison, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp
Attackers: Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-Min, Richarlison, Manor Solomon, Alejo Veliz
