TRIP TO ANFIELD WILL DEFINE TOTTENHAM’S SEASON...

LIVERPOOL’S seismic clash with Tottenham is a match neither team can afford to lose. Tomorrow’s game is pivotal for Liverpool’s title ambitions and Spurs’ hopes of finishing in the top four this season. All of a sudden, Tottenham are looking over their shoulders. Slip up this weekend and Arsenal can leapfrog them into third place. Winless in four league games, Spurs have had 13 players on international duty. The players will have been given a lift by training at their new stadium for the first time but it will have highlighted just how important securing Champions League football is to this club. Imagine if, instead of hosting Barcelona, this arena is staging Europa League football. We have seen in Europe already this season that Tottenham are at their best when their backs are firmly against the wall in games. They are going to need to rise to the occasion again tomorrow.