The race for the top four continues to be heated, and this week Tottenham Hotspur will be traveling to Anfield, where they’ll take on a Liverpool squad who wants to maintain their position as they fight for the Premier League title.
However, Spurs could take advantage of Liverpool, possibly still in that celebration mode of having reached another UEFA Champions League final. Meanwhile, Tottenham is coming off a win over Leicester City.
Furthermore, the north London club did get a victory on the road against Manchester City, which is why Ian Wright believes that Spurs can get a win over Liverpool.
“I think that Tottenham game for Liverpool looks a tricky one,” he said on the “Kelly and Wrighty Show” (via Liverpool Echo). “You don’t know what Tottenham are going to turn up. If any team can cause them problems, then it could be a Tottenham. I said ‘Tottenham are very well equipped to beat Man City’, and they beat them.”
“They’re very well equipped because they’ve got the front men and they have defensive [solidity], especially when they’ve got the five [at the back] away from home where they can frustrate you, but they can also hurt you up the other end.”
Tottenham needs a win to stay on par with Arsenal as both clubs are on a collision course to have their May 12th be the deciding factor as to who comes away with the top four finish this season. Manager Antonio Conte will need to get his squad prepared for