His plane was tracked, his press conference poured over and his doppelgänger spotted. Finally, however, it is time for Jürgen Klopp to take charge of Liverpool. It will be fascinating to see how the German lines up his team against in-form opponents, with Thursday’s loss of Danny Ings to a season-ending injury likely to have affected his plans late on. Regardless, expect a positive start from the men in red. Sachin Nakrani
Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm
Venue White Hart Lane
Last season Tottenham Hotspur 0 Liverpool 3
Live BT Sport 1
Referee Craig Pawson
This season G8, Y32, R0, 4.0 cards per game
Odds H 6-4 A 19-10 D 23-10
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from McGhee, Vorm, Trippier, Rose, N’Jie, Townsend, Fazio, Onomah, Wimmer, Carroll, Winks
Doubtful Rose (thumb)
Injured Bentaleb (ankle, 24 Oct), Mason (knee, 24 Oct), Son (ankle, 1 Nov), Pritchard (ankle, Jan)
Suspended Dier (one match)
Form DWWWDD
Discipline Y24 R0
Leading scorer Dier, Eriksen 2
Liverpool
Subs from Bogdan, Fulton, Touré, Lovren, Allen, Origi, Ibe, José Enrique, Brannagan, João Carlos, Sinclair
Doubtful None
Injured Benteke (hamstring, 24 Oct), Firmino (back, 24 Oct), Henderson (broken foot, 22 Nov), Flanagan (knee, Dec), Ings (knee, May), Gomez (knee, unknown), Rossiter (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Form DWDLLD
Discipline Y18 R1
Leading scorer Three players 2
