Tottenham v Liverpool live: Resurgent Reds look to heap pressure on under-fire Spurs in Premier League
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Slot says Liverpool have moved on from Salah's outburstTottenham host Liverpool in Saturday’s late kick-off in the Premier League, with the hosts looking for an unlikely win against the champions to ease the pressure on under-fire boss Thomas Frank.The Dane has overseen a turbulent opening few months of the season in north London – with the 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last week Spurs’ sixth in the league – but reports suggest his job is still safe.And while a win over Liverpool this weekend would certainly buy Frank more time, the Reds arrive in the capital in improved form, with Arne Slot’s side having won their last two matches, including against Brighton last time out. Liverpool won both last season, a 6-3 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last December before the 5-1 win at Anfield that sealed the Premier League title.
(Liverpool FC via Getty Images202)Jamie Braidwood20 December 2025 16:50Arne Slot: Liverpool do not have ‘unlimited money’ to fix squad issuesArne Slot has insisted that Liverpool do not have “unlimited money” after spending a record £450m in the transfer market in the summer.Liverpool broke their transfer record twice to sign Florian Wirtz for £100m and then Alexander Isak for a British record £125m.But while Slot has still found himself short of defenders this season, with centre-back Giovanni Leoni out for the whole campaign and moments when he was deprived of both senior right-backs, in Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong, he said they do not have bottomless piles of cash to buy again now.Richard Jolly 20 December 2025 16:35Tottenham v Liverpool team newsSo Dominik Szoboszlai is fit to start for Liverpool and may well be lining up on the right again with Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz also pushing forward.Arne Slot resists the temptation to start Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak together, with the Swede again on the bench, while Connor Bradley and Milos Kerkez are the full-backs.For Tottenham, Randal Kolo Muani leads the line with Lucas Bergvall and Xavi Simons seemingly both in very advanced positions, alongside Mohammed Kudus. I know what good looks like and I know where we should get, and one thing is I'm 1000 per cent sure, we haven't seen any club be successful unless they had key people in the right decisions for a long time.Jamie Braidwood20 December 2025 16:05Florian Wirtz backed to come good for Liverpool after bulking up in gymArne Slot has told Florian Wirtz to take heart from the Premier League greats who made a slow start to life in England.The Liverpool head coach admitted his £100m buy would rather have begun with a flurry of goals and assists, whereas, after 21 games, Wirtz is still yet to open his account for his new club.But a host of imports have taken time to adjust to the division, with players such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Eden Hazard, David Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo all displaying their finest form after getting used to the demands of English football.
"If you are not respectful of a team that won the Premier League and what kind of threat they pose, then I think you don't do well," Frank said."As far as I know, in the last four times we played them, we got a good 1-0 win and then I know the three other scores you can check them. We work very hard on our positions and then also worked very hard on our defensive side of the game."Jamie Braidwood20 December 2025 15:25Mohamed Salah apologises to Liverpool team-mates for bombshell interviewMohamed Salah has apologised to his Liverpool team-mates for his controversial interview at Elland Road when he said he had been thrown under the bus by the club.Midfielder Curtis Jones revealed that Salah was remorseful towards his team-mates after creating a storm when he accused Liverpool of breaking promises to him, said he had no relationship with manager Arne Slot and brought his future at Anfield into doubt.Salah was subsequently omitted from the squad that travelled to Italy to face Inter Milan, when they were already depleted by injuries, though not disciplined by Liverpool.Richard Jolly 20 December 2025 15:05Thomas Frank on turning Tottenham around Thomas Frank is steadfast in his belief that he can fix Tottenham if given time and has no doubts about the buy-in of his current squad.Asked if buy-in had been difficult, Frank replied: "No, I think it has been a good buy-in.