Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a crucial boost ahead of their clash with Liverpool.
After progressing in the Carabao Cup with a win over Leicester City, the Reds will turn their attention toward their upcoming Premier League clash with Spurs. Jurgen Klopp’s side are set to travel to north London on Saturday for one of their tougher tests of the new season so far.
While Liverpool will be looking to extend their seven-game winning-streak across all competitions, Tottenham will also enter the game full of confidence. Under the stewardship of new boss Ange Postecoglou, Spurs remain unbeaten in the Premier League and have been provided with extra time to prepare for the Reds' arrival after an early cup exit.
Tottenham looked to have picked up injury concerns last weekend when both James Maddison and Son Heung-min were subbed off in their 2-2 derby draw at Arsenal. New signing Maddison has been crucial to the team’s promising start, scoring twice and producing four assists, and an update has emerged over his fitness ahead of the visit of Liverpool
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It has been reported by football.london that Maddison is ‘expected to be fit’ to face the Reds on Saturday. The report explains that the 26-year-old has been training on the grass at Hotspur Way and there has been positive feedback after scanning his injury and monitoring his fitness.
Formulating a plan to stop Maddison flourishing will be the key to success for Liverpool, who are unbeaten in their last 12 games against Spurs, dating back to 2017. After drawing with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium,
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