Brendan Rodgers sees a tough game ahead with Spurs

Brendan Rodgers knows his Liverpool side are in for a tough encounter at Anfield with a win putting them just a point behind us but a defeat leaving them seven points adrift.

Brendan Rodgers sees a tough game ahead with Spurs


"We'll look to win it as it will just put us a point behind them and also keeps up the momentum. If we don't win the game, it just puts pressure on the other fixtures we'll have in the rest of the run. 
"It will be a great game with two teams in good form. They come back off a good result [winning the North London derby], and for us, the way we've been working has been a real highlight.  
"We played very well against them earlier on in this season and their philosophy is still the same; they want to press the game and dominate the ball, and for us it's similar so it will be a very fascinating game."
Tottenham are in a different place now to where we were at the start of the season or last season so those games will have little bearing on the result. Tottenham will of course want revenge being a team that know there roles now and have got behind the manager and his methods. The results against Arsenal and Chelsea show Spurs can mix it with the top four clubs of recent years so it should be a close encounter.

"Every game is different. Last season we went away and won at Tottenham, even though we arrived at White Hart Lane without a good record there.  
"We've now gone there again this season and been very convincing in our victory. It's been the same at home, but we know in the context, it will be a very tough game."
Naturally he was asked questions in the press conference about the Match of the Day winner of the Goal of the Month competition for his effort against Chelsea, Harry Kane.

"He's shown all his life he's a finisher. He's got different types of finishes. When you play a high-pressure game, you need your striker to run and press - he leads the line very well in that aspect. 
"You have to pay attention to threats. He is good around the box and he's always looking to get a goal. 
"But our focus will very much be on our own game and we've got a very talented group here who have been performing well and we just need to find that clinical edge at the top end of the field.  
"The balance defensively in the team has been great, and we've worked on that, now we just need to finish our chances."
It promises to be a fascinating duel and one of a number of big games Spurs have got to play. We still have to play Man City and we go to Old Trafford as well as visiting a Southampton team doing very well. There are only 14 games left so points are becoming even more important at this stage of the season.