'Wheels coming off for Klopp' - pundits disagree over Liverpool vs Tottenham predictions

Chris Sutton and Paul Merson disagree with their predictions for Liverpool's clash against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds face Spurs at Anfield in what will be Jurgen Klopp's penultimate Anfield fixture as Liverpool manager. Klopp will depart at the end of the season and is expected to be replaced by Feyenoord boss Arne Slot.

Liverpool are still battling to achieve as many points as possible, with their hopes of winning the league title becoming increasingly unlikely. The Reds are third in the table and eight points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand, but only have a maximum of nine more points to play for.

Tottenham's defeat to Chelsea in midweek means that Liverpool have already qualified for the Champions League next season. Now the focus for the Reds will be to finish Klopp's final season in the best possible way, starting with a victory against Spurs.

However, Sutton has predicted that Liverpool will fall to another defeat on Sunday. The former Premier League striker believes that the Reds will lose 3-2 at the hands of Tottenham at Anfield.

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"Liverpool are not in great form and the incident with Mohamed Salah has not helped," wrote Sutton for BBC Sport. "I hope he apologised to [Jurgen] Klopp for the way he behaved on the touchline last week.

"Salah is a great player but he is no different to everyone else in the squad in that, if he doesn't perform well, I am afraid he is droppable. It is going to be very interesting to see whether Salah starts this game, which should be an absolute cracker.

"I thought Tottenham's tactics would