Tottenham vs. Liverpool: 5 players who could decide the outcome

#2: Alisson Becker

Alisson has been in great form since joining Liverpool outside of a single blunder

When he was signed from Roma for a massive fee of £66m, Liverpool fans were all hoping that Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker would be the missing piece of their puzzle that would allow them to finally win the Premier League. After all, he certainly looked like an upgrade on the mistake-prone pair of Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius.

And the season started amazingly well for the new signing – Alisson was able to save practically everything thrown at him and managed to show some of the footwork that earned him the label ‘the Messi of goalkeeping’ when he coolly chipped the ball over Anthony Knockaert during Liverpool’s victory over Brighton.

But then came the Leicester game and his astonishing howler that allowed Kelechi Iheanacho to steal the ball from him and cross for Rachid Ghezzal to score a tap-in. It was the first goal the Reds had conceded all season and a reminder that sometimes, attempting tricks isn’t the best idea for a goalkeeper.

With that said though, Alisson currently still has the best save percentage in the Premier League – just above 90% - and that means that Tottenham are going to have to be at their best if they want to beat him. If he can keep Kane, Lucas et al from scoring, Liverpool could come away with the win.