Tottenham vs Liverpool: The complete history of Spurs' cursed luck against the Reds

William E. Gladstone claimed that selfishness was the greatest curse of the human race. He said this back in 1890, long before fans of Tottenham Hotspur began cowering behind their sofas in fear of how Liverpool would find a new way stamp on their soul, so we'll let him off the hook for getting that one wrong.

For the last decade or so, the Reds have had Spurs in a chokehold despite competing at around the same level. There is Scouse hump that Tottenham simply cannot get over.

This Saturday, Tottenham will attempt to beat Liverpool at a home that isn't Wembley for the first time since November 2012. Supporters will be hoping just to get through it without another notable hands-on-head, Neil Warnock staring-at-the-referee kind of moment.

Tottenham's last victory against Liverpool in N17 came on November 28 2012 at the old White Hart Lane.

Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale scored in the opening quarter of an hour to put Spurs in control, though the two combined in a rather different way to hand Liverpool a lifeline.

When trying to clear a corner, Lennon managed to hoof the ball directly into Bale's face. It trickled over the line and the Reds were handed a consolation, but this where the tale of Tottenham's misfortune began.

In the summer of 2013, Tottenham shifted Bale for a world-record £85m fee and brought in seven players. The saying — an incredibly smart saying, a proverbial masterpiece — was that Spurs had sold Elvis Presley but bought The Beatles.

Liverpool — the city and the club — seemed to take offence to this and destroyed Tottenham at the first possible opportunity.

Inspired by Luis Suarez (and finished off by Jon Flanagan), Brendan Rodgers' side won 5-0 at White Hart Lane. Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as head coach the