Liverpool and VVD are NOT invincible SAYS HARRY KANE
HARRY KANE knows he will be in for a major battle against Virgil van Dijk this afternoon as Tottenham try to become the first team to beat Liverpool this season.
But the Spurs striker is adamant UEFA’s player of the year and his pals can be beaten.
And he wants Tottenham to exact some sort of revenge for the Champions League final defeat that the Reds inflicted upon them in June.
Kane insisted: “Van Dijk is a great defender, but he’s not invincible – and Liverpool are not invincible.
“We just have to concentrate on ourselves. Any team can be beaten on any day and we just have to try to make sure we do that at Anfield.
“As a striker, it’s not just one-v-one on the pitch, there’s a lot that goes into it. Van Dijk is an amazing defender and he has had a fantastic couple of years at Liverpool.
“So, from my point of view, it’s just about playing my game and making my movements, making my runs and trying to get on the scoresheet, trying to get assists.
“At the end of the day, it’s a team game, so we all have to be on it with each other and that’s the main aim.”
Tottenham never really got going in the European showdown with Liverpool in June and they have stuttered and spluttered their way through the first three months of this season.
Kane added: “We’ve had a little bit of a rivalry over the last couple of years because we’ve been competing at the top of the Premier League and the Champions League – and that’s what happens when you get two good teams at a high level.
“You want to win, you want to come out on top and they came out on top in May, or June, whenever it was… I’ve tried to forget it,” he said, with a rueful laugh.
“It’s the first time we’ll have played them since, but that’s in the past, we must concentrate on us now and we have a lot to do to turn our Premier League season around.”
Kane is hoping Tuesday’s 5-0 trouncing of Serbian side Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League can be a platform to help them do that.
He added: “Momentum-wise, that will give us a huge lift.
“Tuesday’s game was great, but we were expected to win it at home.
“Probably not many people will expect us to win away at Anfield, so, if we can do that, it will hopefully give our Premier League season a big boost.”
The game has the potenti al to be explosive, with two of the most entertaining attacking units in Europe 2-2 draw on show. Kane added: “They have a great attacking trio or four, but so have a lot of teams in the Premier League.
“When you look at the top six now, there are a lot of great attacking players.
“Like I said, it’s not just the attack that is going to win the game, it’s the defence, the whole team and that’s what we have to do, we have to stick together and try to get the win.
“Obviously, it will be a very tough game. They have started the season as well as anyone, especially their home form.
“They have a great crowd, who really get behind their team and try to push them on, so it’ll be a tough game.
“But we have have been there before, we’ve picked up results there before, so we just have to concentrate on us and do what we can – and try to perform like we did on Tuesday.”