Arne Slot uses Arsenal and Man City to perfectly sum up Liverpool 'expectations' vs Tottenham
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotPlenty of soccer fans are expecting Liverpool to win comfortably against Tottenham this Sunday, with the North London club arriving at Anfield having not won in the Premier League this yearArne Slot during his pre-Tottenham press conference(Image: Liverpool FC)Arne Slot said that the expectations on Liverpool are the same in every home game as his team gears up to face a struggling Tottenham side in the Premier League.Spurs go into the game having not won a league game since the turn of the year, and are also coming off the back of a humiliating defeat in the Champions League on Tuesday.Igor Tudor's side was 4-0 down after just 22 minutes, and the head coach has been widely panned for his role in the eventual 5-2 defeat.Tudor sprung a surprise in goal as he dropped Guglielmo Vicario for Antonin Kinsky in goal, only to replace Kinsky after 17 minutes with Tottenham trailing 3-0.READ MORE: Hugo Ekitike comments about Florian Wirtz are glimpse into future for LiverpoolREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike's best memory at Liverpool ended in agony for Arne Slot's teamKinsky was supported by several teammates as well as members of the coaching staff as he left the field, but he was ignored by Tudor, who has presided over four successive defeats since he was appointed as an interim replacement for Thomas Frank in February.Tottenham has conceded 14 goals across those four games, and most soccer fans are predicting another defeat in Sunday's game away to Liverpool.Slot spoke about the expectation that his team will win during his pre-game press conference on Friday, when he suggested that Liverpool's supporters expect the team to win every game it plays – regardless of the opponent."If Tottenham were top of the league and we were at home, every fan would expect us to win," Slot said. "It is the same against Man City and Arsenal.Igor Tudor has endured a disastrous start to his interim Spurs reign(Image: Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)"Every game, this club plays at home, we are expected to win.
That has nothing to do with the form of the other team or where they are in the league, or the quality they have."Expectations come from history and history has shown this club has been able to win a lot of home games. It doesn’t matter who we face, expectations are always sky high and we embrace that."Liverpool could welcome Alisson back into the side against Tottenham after the goalkeeper missed Tuesday's loss to Galatasaray, while Federico Chiesa could also be back in the squad following illness.Long-term absentees Federico Chiesa, Giovanni Leoni, Wataru Endo and Alexander Isak remain unavailable.Chiesa, Leoni and Endo are all expected to be sidelined until next season, but Isak should return at some point after the March international break.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Arne SlotLiverpool FC