Mauricio Pochettino has hit back at comparisons between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur by insisting that the Reds are on another level.
Pochettino says that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been able to simply focus on improving his team since joining the Reds, while Spurs have been juggling their stadium project alongside on-field advances.
Ahead of facing Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon, Pochettino laughed off suggestions that the two clubs are on the same level.
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Spurs were competing for the Premier League title with Liverpool and Manchester City as recently as the turn of the year, but Pochettino explains that the Londoners were punching above their weight.
“You cannot compare (Liverpool and Tottenham),” Pochettino told Sky Sports. “When he (Klopp) arrived at Liverpool, it was only about focusing to try to build a team to be able to compete and be a real contender with other teams.
"Our philosophy is completely different and we cannot compare our two projects, they are on a completely different level.
"In the last two transfer windows we cannot sign one player, it is like we are banned like has happened with some clubs now.
“Because we are focussed on different things, that is why we are different, and we must be focused on operating in different ways, but always being competitive as football is the most important thing in this company.
“Because they have an unbelievable squad (they are challenging for the title) and they are a team who every season were adding more quality. So it is normal that Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea were building to win and be a real contender."
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