Liverpool and Tottenham .. Klopp wants to heal his wounds at Mourinho's expense
Liverpool, who is fasting about the victories in their last five matches in the English Premier League, wants to stop the bleeding of points, but his task will not be easy when he arrives on Thursday (12:00 pm) at Tottenham in the twentieth stage, which starts on Tuesday.
Liverpool relinquished the lead due to a series of poor results that saw it fast from scoring in the last three matches and now occupy fourth place, 6 points behind leaders Manchester United, and it will be threatening to relinquish it to Tottenham if it loses in north London.
And things got worse because the red team was knocked out in the fourth round of the England Cup, by falling to arch-rivals Manchester United 2-3 Sunday.
Liverpool had waited for the last seconds of the first leg against Tottenham, for its Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino scored the winning goal 2-1 on December 16, to lead by 3 points from the loser, then swept Crystal Palace by seven clean three days later, to start after a bad period in which he fell into a trap Draw twice at home with West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle, then lost to Southampton and drew with Manchester United, before Powell suffered his first defeat at home since April 2017 in 69 games by falling to Burnley 1-0 midweek.
His German coach, Jürgen Klopp, admitted that his team was facing a bitter struggle to occupy one of the first four places, due to the fierce competition this season in light of the small difference between the leader and the seventh-place holder, which is only 8 points.
"I know my job and what I have to do. The most important thing is to qualify for the Champions League and I know how difficult it is. This season will be a difficult race for the top four," Klopp said.
Despite the early exit against Manchester United, Klopp considered that the loss bore a lot of positives and lessons, saying, "The match against Manchester United was a real test for our confrontation against Tottenham, which also relies on counter-attacks."
"We know exactly what we need to do now against Tottenham, by providing greater protection to the defense line when we lose the ball in an attack," he said.
Klopp appealed to Liverpool's supporters "not to worry, because the group is close and I don't see any problem in terms of the players' self-confidence."
Liverpool suffered several injuries, especially in the defense line, where he received a strong blow by the Dutch defense pole Virgil van Dyck's injury in his knee that would keep him away for several months, in addition to the absence of his partner Joe Gomez for a long time, which also forced Klopp to involve Brazilian midfielders Fabinho and the team captain Jordan Henderson is at the center of defense, as the team lost momentum in midfield.
On the other hand, the Manchester poles play two easy matches, as United host Sheffield United, who is in the last place, while City is a guest of West Bromwich Albion and the bottom summer.
And go back to United's last loss to the first of last November, when it fell at home to Arsenal 0-1 with a penalty kick scored by Gabonese Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
Everton's sixth match (32 points) with Leicester City III (38 points) highlights the 2016 champion at Goodison Park in Liverpool in the struggle for European centers.
Leicester, who missed the opportunity to participate in the Champions League in the final stage last season, by losing at home to Manchester United 0-2, scored 22 points from the last 27 possible.
Leicester will play the game in the absence of veteran striker Jimmy Vardy, who will undergo surgery to remove the hernia and will be out of action for several weeks, according to Northern Irish coach Brandon Rodgers.
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