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Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to end Liverpool's winning run in the Premier League this Saturday when Spurs welcome Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Liverpool - who have never won the Premier League crown, are going strong and are on the path to claim this season's domestic title, having registered 58 points from 20 league games.
Their only setback of the season came in the form of a 1-1 draw with Manchester United last October.
On the other hand, Spurs made a dismal start to the 2019-20 season what apparently ended up in tears for their former boss Mauricio Pochettino. After Spurs sacked their Argentine manager, Mourinho came and turned around the on-field results for the Lilywhites. However, the current scenario is not the same, with a number of players missing ruled out due to injury.
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While the points difference between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur is 28, Mourinho's team - with an injury-ravaged squad - could only pray for a positive result. Although Spurs will miss their star players like Harry Kane, Moussa Sissoko, Hugo Lloris, Danny Rose and Ben Davies, it's expected that a tactical battle between Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp will decide the fortune of the game.
Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspur might have changed their manager, but there is no change in Son Heung-min' performances for the Lilywhites. The South Korean professional has made an impressive initiation to his life under the Portuguese manager. Despite receiving three red cards in the whole of 2019, the Spurs no.7 has managed to rack up five goals and seven assists from 16 league appearances this season.
After enduring a two-match suspension for kicking Antonio Rudiger in their 2-0 defeat to Chelsea, Son is set to make his return to the Premier League football. His addition to the matchday squad is undoubtedly going to help the home side as Mourinho will be looking to use his pace to exploit the space left behind by Liverpool full-backs.
Son plays on the left-wing, but, in the absence of their main striker Harry Kane, the Korean jet could be used as a striker by Mourinho. We wouldn't be surprised either if he let Son play on the left-wing and tries to exploit the space left by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
#2 Harry Winks
With Tanguy Ndombele, Eric Dier and Moussa Sissoko struggling for full fitness, Jose Mourinho is currently left with two senior centre-midfielders in Harry Winks and Victor Wanyama. Although Winks has played regularly for Spurs this season, the English midfielder's form could be a matter of concern for some.
As Mourinho has started plying the 3-5-2 formation very often with three centre-backs, two wing-backs, three midfielders and two forwards, there is a slight chance that Winks might be able to move the ball freely in midfield.
On Saturday, all eyes will be on Winks. If Spurs want a positive result against one of the best sides in the world, Winks will have to play the best game of his life.
The job for Winks would be to move the ball up the field and find a line-breaking pass or a player who could do the further job for the home side.
#1 Dele Alli
After a lacklustre 2018-19 season what saw Dele Alli scoring only five times from 25 matches in the Premier League, a large number of football devotees identified the 23-year-old as an overrated prodigy. I assume you didn't do the same, did you?
Since Jose Mourinho got the Spurs job, fortune has made a swift turnaround for Alli. He has started to show his audience what he is famous for.
Not only has Mourinho's arrival revived his career at Spurs, it also has transformed him into a lethal attacking asset. In the 2019-20 Premier League season, Dele has already registered six goals and three assists to his name. Although Alli has played 90 minutes in Spurs' FA Cup draw with Middlesbrough, Mourinho would not even think of dropping Alli this weekend.
Alli looks comfortable and dangerous when he plays with Harry Kane. But, it is to be seen how his attacking attributes pan out when everybody will be looking at him not only for creating chances but also for drawing the first blood on Saturday.
