Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he cannot wait to meet "top bloke" Greek-Australian Ange Postecoglou.
And in a clash between two of the most entertaining sides in the Premier League currently, fans are looking forward to the contest between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspurs.
The Liverpool boss said in his press conference on Friday: "Tottenham are doing really well, Ange seems a top bloke.
"No [I've not met him] yet. But I’m looking forward to meeting him.
"I'm pretty sure everyone knew already when you saw Celtic playing in recent years what kind of coach he is and who he is as a coach, coming out to Tottenham where I think they were all desperate for some offensive football, and he’s delivering that obviously.
"In a year where Harry Kane left the club, he’s doing extremely well. They’re a well set up team. It's exciting to watch so yes, it will be a real test for both of us."
Liverpool and Tottenham have been flying in the Premier League this season despite many writing them off at the start of the season.
The Reds sit second in the table, winning five out of six games and drawing the other - scoring 15 goals in the process.
Spurs have also found the back of the net on 15 occasions, despite losing Harry Kane, and are fourth, having won four and drawn two.
It has given both clubs real hope of finishing in the top four - and possibly even challenging for the title.
There will be tons of offensive talent on show on Saturday in north London, but, sadly, one of Spurs’ most exciting forward talents will be missing from the game.
Indeed, as confirmed by Ange Postecoglou in a video posted on Tottenham’s social media, Brennan Johnson will miss out against Liverpool this weekend.
“Brennan will miss out this week, it’s nothing too serious but enough to keep him out this week,” Postecoglou said.
It’s a massive shame that Johnson will miss this game. The winger could’ve had a field day down that left flank against Joe Gomez or Trent Alexander-Arnold, who, with all due respect, haven’t been in the best defensive form as of late.
It’s not all that surprising to hear that Johnson will be out though. After all, on the Gold and Guest Talk Tottenham Podcast, Alasdair Gold stated that the £50m man had a scan on his hamstring earlier this week, so it would appear that is the issue that is keeping him out.
“The same with Brennan Johnson. He had a precautionary scan in the middle of this week to check how things are doing. From what I understand it was very much precautionary. Hopefully with him it was just a tight hamstring, whether they don’t take the risk and start him, maybe they put him on the bench, but I would love to see him in full flight going at that Liverpool defence, especially at home,” Gold said.
Of course, hamstring issues can be rather tricky and can take a while to recover from, especially if you’re a player who relies on pace, but, luckily, as Postecoglou says, it looks as though this situation isn’t too serious, and he should be back for next week’s game against Luton Town.
"Madders and Sonny trained today but will see how they are after training, both got through everything we needed them to get through, but it will depend on how they pull up," Postecoglou added in his press conference.
In his pre-Liverpool press conference, Postecoglou was able to provide more clarity on the trio which saw him describe this past week as 'fragmented'.
Madders and Sonny trained today, they got through it, and we'll have to see how they pull up. It's been a fragmented week of training."
Maddison and Son were slight doubts heading into the Arsenal fixture, but their importance to the team meant a starting XI inclusion was always likely. The influential duo being in training, as Postecoglou reveals, likely means they both should be available for the visit of Liverpool.
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