Tottenham Hotspur team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Liverpool
By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter | 2d
Ange Postecoglou’s unbeaten start to life at Tottenham Hotspur will come under threat when the Lilywhites welcome Liverpool to North London for Saturday’s headline Premier League clash.
Spurs came from behind twice to snatch a point in a captivating 2-2 draw with North London rivals Arsenal on Sunday, as Son Heung-min silenced the Emirates with a brace.
Boasting 14 points from a possible 18 so far, Tottenham occupy fourth place in the Premier League table, two spots and two points worse off than their upcoming opponents.
Now at Sporting Lisbon, where he’s seriously impressing under Ruben Amorim, a report from Portugal this week says he remains a target for Postecoglou’s Spurs side. According to newspaper O Jogo, as translated by Sport Witness, the club “recently” made contact to sign Edwards – who they actually have a 35 per cent sell-on clause for.
It’s added that Edwards could well be considered for an England call up in the near future, as he’s being monitored by the FA, and this should only heighten his chances of making a return to the Premier League.
How good is Marcus Edwards?
Speaking ahead of Tottenham’s Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon last season, pundit Owen Hargreaves called him a “fantastic” player who “leave people for dead”.
Meanwhile, Pochettino was a big fan of Edwards during his time at Spurs, saying this on the player back in 2016: “He is a very good prospect and, potentially, he can be a top player but we need to be patient and tell him that he has a lot of talent, enough talent to be a top player, a great player, but now it’s how he builds his future – that’s very important.”
