Harry Kane limped off injured during Tottenham's 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
But many Liverpool fans are certain this won't hand Pep Guardiola's team a boost in the title race.
Man City will play host to Spurs in back-to-back games next week, both in the quarter-final second leg as well as in the Premier League.
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Mauricio Pochettino may be without his star man for those crucial fixtures - but the stats show it might actually work in the London club's favour.
In 2019 Tottenham have surprisingly fared better without the centre forward.
On the opening day of the year Kane produced a Man of the Match performance in a 3-0 win against Cardiff.
Next up in the league was Manchester United, as Marcus Rashford scored the only of the game to seal a 1-0 victory.
The 25-year-old then sustained an ankle injury and missed the following four league games: Fulham, Watford, Newcastle United and Leicester City.
In those fixtures without Kane, Pochettino's side won four in a row.
On the striker's return, Spurs then went five league games without a win.
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This unlucky spell spans several weeks and includes defeats to Burnley, Chelsea, Southampton and Liverpool.
The next time Tottenham won with Kane leading the line was when they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at the start of this month.
Reds supporters were quick to identify this, with one fan pointing out: "Spurs play better without him statistically and it was 0-0 when he went off".
Another fan added: "Spurs had better results when Kane was injured last time."
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Heung-min Son scored the winner for the Londoners and is highly-rated among Liverpool fans.
One supporter wrote: "Spurs had more points when Kane's not around. Their key player now is Son."
While another said: "Son has done well when Kane isn’t playing."
